Foreign born

For the band, see Foreign Born.

Foreign born (also non-native) people are those born outside of their country of residence. Foreign born are often non-citizens, but many are naturalized citizens of the country that they live in and others are citizens by descent, typically through a parent.

The term foreign born encompasses both immigrants and expatriates but is not synonymous with either. Foreign born may, like immigrants, have committed to living in a country permanently or, like expatriates, live abroad for a significant period with the plan to return to their birth-country eventually.

The status of foreign born — particularly their access to citizenship — differs globally. The large groups of foreign born guest workers in the Gulf States, for example, have no right to citizenship no matter the length of their residence. In Canada and the United States, by contrast, foreign born are often citizens or in the process of becoming citizens. Certain countries have intermediary rules: in Germany and Japan it is often difficult but not impossible for the foreign born to become citizens.

Further information: Nationality law

Trends by country

The percentage of foreign born in a country is the product mostly of immigration rates, but is also affected by emigration rates and birth and death rates in the destination country. For example the United Kingdom and Ireland are destination countries for migrants from Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia, but are themselves source countries for immigration to other Anglosphere countries. The countries with the highest rates of immigration are wealthy countries with relatively open nationality or migration laws including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and the Persian Gulf States.

The largest foreign-born population in the world is in the United States, which was home to 39 million foreign-residents in 2012, or 12.6% of the population.[1] The highest percentage of foreign-born residents occurs in small, wealthy countries with large numbers of temporary foreign workers, such as the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, the population of each is, depending on the economy at the time, around 80%.[2] In 2010, the Migration Policy Institute reported that the largest percentages were Qatar (86.5%) and UAE (70%).[3]

Cities with largest foreign born populations

Rank City Country Estimate Source Foreign-Born Population
1New York City United States2011 ACS3,066,599[4]
2London United KingdomUnited Kingdom Census 20112,998,264[5]
3Toronto CanadaCanada 2011 Census1,512,230
4Los Angeles United States2011 ACS1,489,640
5Houston United States2011 ACS593,412
6Chicago United States2011 ACS579,127
7Montreal CanadaCanada 2011 Census536,738
8Paris FranceINSEE436,576
9San Jose United States2011 ACS378,867
10San Diego United States2011 ACS350,768
11Dallas United States2011 ACS310,142

Metropolitan regions with largest foreign born populations

Rank[6] City Country Foreign-Born Pop
1New York metropolitan area United States5,117,290
2Los Angeles metropolitan area United States4,407,353
3London and Home Counties United Kingdom4,051,502[5]
4Hong Kong (SAR) Hong Kong 2,793,450
5Toronto metropolitan area Canada2,512,373[7]
6Paris metropolitan area France2,429,223[8]
7Miami metropolitan area United States1,949,629
8Sydney Greater Statistical Area Australia1,759,1298
9Chicago metropolitan area United States1,625,6499
10Singapore (city only) Singapore1,305,011
11San Francisco metropolitan area United States1,201,209
12Moscow (city only) Russia1,128,035
13Houston metropolitan area United States1,113,875
14Metropolitan Dubai United Arab Emirates1,056,000
15Riyadh (city only) Saudi Arabia1,054,000
16Washington metropolitan area United States1,017,432
17Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex United States1,016,221

Miscellaneous regions with high percentage of foreign born population

Rank> City Country Percent Largest Source of Immigrants
1Dubai United Arab Emirates82 India
2Luxembourg City Luxembourg66 [9] France
3Santa Ana, CA United States53 Mexico
4Daly City, CA United States52 Philippines
5Toronto Canada52* [10] India /  Philippines
6Miami United States51 [11] Cuba
7Queens, NY United States48 People's Republic of China /  India
8Amsterdam Netherlands47 Suriname[12]
9Muscat Oman45  India
10Singapore Singapore43  Malaysia
11Vancouver Canada40 People's Republic of China
12Geneva  Switzerland39  Portugal[13]
13Auckland New Zealand39  United Kingdom

See also

References

  1. ↑ United States Census Bureau. Current Population Survey - March 2012 Detailed Tables, Table 1.1. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.arabianbusiness.com/uae-flatly-rejects-citizenship-for-foreign-workers-122627.html
  3. ↑ http://www.migrationinformation.org/DataHub/charts/6.2.shtml
  4. ↑ "2011 American Community Survey: New York City Foreign Born Population". Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rft-table-qs203ew.xls
  6. ↑ Global City Migration Map
  7. ↑ Immigration in Canada: A Portrait of the Foreign-born Population, 2006 Census: Portraits of major metropolitan centres
  8. ↑ INSEE. "Répartition de la population de la France par région de naissance et région de résidence en 2008". Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  9. ↑ Luxembourg City sees rise in population
  10. ↑
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ Key figures Amsterdam 2005, p. 1
  13. ↑ Mémento statistique du canton de Genève 2010, p. 1
  14. ↑

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