Population by origin and generation, 1 January
  Subjects Total all persons Total first generation Total second generation
Total second generation 2nd generation: one parent born abroad 2nd generation: both parents born abroad
Origin (groups of) Sex Age Marital status Periods absolute
Total population Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1610528515470791417870851705566165
2003 1619257215859271452831864380588451
2004 1625803216027301485422877053608369
2005 1630552616066641516053889779626274
2006* 1633550916086011542901900008642893
Natives Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 13140336    
2003 13153814    
2004 13169880    
2005 13182809    
2006* 13184007    
Total persons with a foreign background Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 296494915470791417870851705566165
2003 303875815859271452831864380588451
2004 308815216027301485422877053608369
2005 312271716066641516053889779626274
2006* 315150216086011542901900008642893
Afghanistan Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 311672844827191002619
2003 342493093633131183195
2004 360433212339201393781
2005 370213239446271704457
2006* 373073204952581955063
Albania Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 6715371348648
2003 77460516910960
2004 86465421013476
2005 90366723614888
2006* 932664268167101
Algeria Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 69714045292613791547
2003 71924091310114671634
2004 72854043324215321710
2005 73794013336615831783
2006* 74003917348316331850
American Samoa Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 22---
2003 22---
2004 22---
2005 33---
2006* 22---
American Virgin Islands Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1010---
2003 1010---
2004 9811-
2005 108211
2006* 108211
Andorra Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 77---
2003 77---
2004 66---
2005 66---
2006* 871-1
Angola Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 7962642715354481087
2003 11710977719335091424
2004 122811009621855601625
2005 11601928523166251691
2006* 10617823223856701715
Anguilla Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 24204-4
2003 27234-4
2004 3430413
2005 3228413
2006* 2723413
Antarctica Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 -----
2003 -----
2004 -----
2005 -----
2006* -----
Antigua and Barbuda Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 332112102
2003 382612102
2004 402713103
2005 382612102
2006* 422814113
Argentina Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 3622197416481406242
2003 3875218616891432257
2004 4075231717581482276
2005 4167236018071513294
2006* 4192233718551556299
Australia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 13493473587588191567
2003 13960496989918407584
2004 14221503891838582601
2005 14379498993908762628
2006* 14481497495078859648
Austria Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 15540586496768922754
2003 15506579397138963750
2004 15522573997839024759
2005 15426560298249067757
2006* 15406555998479082765
Bahamas Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 614318135
2003 553718135
2004 634023185
2005 694425187
2006* 664026206
Bahrain Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 996336315
2003 986335314
2004 976235323
2005 1006337343
2006* 955837343
Bangladesh Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 68844923994145
2003 822517305116189
2004 915550365150215
2005 981557424186238
2006* 1064578486223263
Barbados Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1136944413
2003 1106644413
2004 1166650473
2005 1206753503
2006* 1186652493
Belgium Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1132393574477495715265969
2003 1132393600477235712665969
2004 1130813611676965710465919
2005 1127313602176710707905920
2006* 1122223588776335704565879
Belize Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 2215761
2003 2215761
2004 2417761
2005 2416871
2006* 2315871
Benin Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 203143604911
2003 282214685315
2004 323246775720
2005 341258836122
2006* 340250906525
Bermuda Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 28151313-
2003 30171313-
2004 30171313-
2005 29161313-
2006* 29181111-
Bhutan Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 42321091
2003 514011101
2004 584612102
2005 604713112
2006* 746113112
Bolivia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 62240521718136
2003 65242722518936
2004 70146223920039
2005 74448426022040
2006* 77350227122645
Botswana Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1068323167
2003 1209624177
2004 1159124177
2005 1239726197
2006* 1239528217
Brazil Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 10237625439833503480
2003 10900668542153692523
2004 11638717144673903564
2005 12289758447054130575
2006* 13125816249634329634
British Virgin Islands Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 51413
2003 72514
2004 72514
2005 93624
2006* 93624
British Indian Ocean Territory Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 95413
2003 62413
2004 62413
2005 62413
2006* 72523
Brunei Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 35923012911811
2003 39724415314211
2004 39223715514312
2005 40323117215814
2006* 42723719017317
Bulgaria Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 27402133607445162
2003 31682480688490198
2004 35852818767543224
2005 39683099869611258
2006* 42873336951660291
Burkina Faso Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 296208887513
2003 320226947816
2004 3522391138924
2005 3962701269927
2006* 41427813610234
Burundi Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 11199841356867
2003 1581140317877101
2004 1931170023185146
2005 2274197529997202
2006* 26612278383100283
Cambodia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 79357122276146
2003 84059924182159
2004 86761924882166
2005 88062425686170
2006* 88762226595170
Canada Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 12199434678537414439
2003 12487443980487598450
2004 12660445182097750459
2005 12907450384047934470
2006* 13131464484878022465
Cape Verde Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1901211223778918595930
2003 1935311335801819596059
2004 1966611437822920226207
2005 1996611537842920926337
2006* 2013711553858421406444
Cameroon Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 14361080356251105
2003 18271407420287133
2004 20171549468322146
2005 21251590535363172
2006* 21781602576393183
Cayman Islands Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1073-3
2003 1183-3
2004 1183-3
2005 13103-3
2006* 1183-3
Central African Republic Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 42321082
2003 41311082
2004 513813103
2005 533914104
2006* 604416124
Channel Islands Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 211477-
2003 251966-
2004 262066-
2005 272077-
2006* 251877-
Chile Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 4210255916511146505
2003 4329259717321207525
2004 4444263918051273532
2005 4564270318611333528
2006* 4872293719351391544
China Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 35691246381105318249229
2003 38815271441167119349737
2004 416942942212272204310229
2005 438803093012950216610784
2006* 458623233213530230111229
Colombia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 8122560625161780736
2003 8798603327651943822
2004 9366636929972121876
2005 9885664632392295944
2006* 103916897349424761018
Comoros Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 2119211
2003 2220211
2004 2421312
2005 2118312
2006* 2118312
Congo Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1426987439152287
2003 15681088480167313
2004 16161075541182359
2005 15961018578198380
2006* 16201006614208406
Congo (Democratic Republic) Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 7657535922988641434
2003 8312572925839251658
2004 8490572327679561811
2005 8337546928689871881
2006* 81355223291210191893
Cook Islands Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 14955-
2003 15966-
2004 15966-
2005 14866-
2006* 14866-
Costa Rica Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 50735615111734
2003 55338516813038
2004 58540917613145
2005 62343418914643
2006* 64444719714948
Cuba Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 101178222919039
2003 116087728323449
2004 127095032027248
2005 136199736431153
2006* 1451104540634759
Cyprus Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 42425916513728
2003 43326716613630
2004 43426317114031
2005 44527616913831
2006* 44928416513629
Former Czechoslovakia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 9456558638703225645
2003 9596562939673297670
2004 9813571640973411686
2005 10423620142223516706
2006* 11055668243733638735
- Slovakia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 10310211-
2003 8686---
2004 91901-1
2005 107107---
2006* 13113011-
- Czech Republic Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 12312211-
2003 13113011-
2004 138138---
2005 170170---
2006* 205205---
- Czechoslovakia (old) Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 9230536238683223645
2003 9379541339663296670
2004 9584548840963411685
2005 10146592442223516706
2006* 10719634743723637735
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 21201-1
2003 24231-1
2004 29272-2
2005 29272-2
2006* 32302-2
Denmark Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 5523304624772178299
2003 5550299225582240318
2004 5643303826052282323
2005 5687302026672340327
2006* 5703297427292397332
Djibouti Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 16911356848
2003 17511263855
2004 17711166858
2005 17610868959
2006* 1659867958
Dominica Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 967620173
2003 997920164
2004 1098722175
2005 1038221165
2006* 1007822166
Dominican Republic Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 8676643522418681373
2003 9200673724639851478
2004 95466866268010711609
2005 98436960288311581725
2006* 101437056308712421845
Ecuador Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 140498841632789
2003 15781108470367103
2004 17391232507389118
2005 18831318565430135
2006* 19971390607450157
Egypt Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 161089807630140422259
2003 1702610280674641652581
2004 1787310709716442572907
2005 1852810982754643473199
2006* 1895311091786244003462
El Salvador Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 3972531449153
2003 4152641519457
2004 43127215910158
2005 45328217111160
2006* 47128718412361
Eritrea Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 543462811170
2003 6555531021191
2004 71258912315108
2005 79464514917132
2006* 86768318418166
Ethiopia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 9783714926347161918
2003 10120728628347852049
2004 10236723330038422161
2005 10292714731458922253
2006* 10411709433179362381
Equatorial Guinea Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 523022166
2003 563125178
2004 573324168
2005 563224168
2006* 533023158
Færoe Islands Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 63312
2003 63312
2004 74312
2005 107312
2006* 96312
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 11---
2003 2111-
2004 2111-
2005 3211-
2006* 2111-
Federal States of Micronesia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 3122-
2003 3122-
2004 3122-
2005 3122-
2006* 3122-
Fiji Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 816021192
2003 825923203
2004 825824222
2005 886226224
2006* 795227243
Finland Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 3732240513271163164
2003 3822246513571194163
2004 3836244013961227169
2005 3851242714241244180
2006* 3904243514691283186
France Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 318841676515119135451574
2003 323751696815407137611646
2004 327881697815810141001710
2005 329951684916146143611785
2006* 335971713516462146261836
French Guyana Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 5784241545698
2003 62646316359104
2004 66148317863115
2005 70751719064126
2006* 71851820067133
French Polynesia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 141044-
2003 13944-
2004 13944-
2005 141044-
2006* 151055-
Gabon Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 865135332
2003 1157738362
2004 1177740391
2005 1248143412
2006* 1308446433
Gambia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 45329815513124
2003 50833617214527
2004 56137518615135
2005 61939622317845
2006* 67043024018951
Germany Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 39631610567529064126906521576
2003 39320710452228868526727721408
2004 38991210325628665626541721239
2005 38671610220928450726344021067
2006* 38394110171828222326128220941
Ghana Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1723211282595016264324
2003 1797411597637717024675
2004 1872711903682417895035
2005 1910811977713118505281
2006* 1948712194729318905403
Gibraltar Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 422418162
2003 512922202
2004 512922202
2005 553025205
2006* 532825214
Grenada Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 50351587
2003 51351688
2004 543618108
2005 583919118
2006* 594019118
Greece Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 120777052502538101215
2003 124487284516439331231
2004 126377354528340401243
2005 127207343537741171260
2006* 129247471545341941259
Greenland Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 86211
2003 97211
2004 97211
2005 86211
2006* 74321
Guadeloupe Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 255170855233
2003 287196915635
2004 291199925735
2005 306208985939
2006* 298200985741
Guam Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 22---
2003 22---
2004 33---
2005 22---
2006* 11---
Guatemala Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 44530314212121
2003 43328714612521
2004 43928015913722
2005 47129118015921
2006* 50531419116823
Guinea Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 24272099328150178
2003 33712933438178260
2004 35052970535196339
2005 34252794631212419
2006* 32102507703232471
Guinee Bissau Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 250187633726
2003 274207674126
2004 289216734627
2005 299216835231
2006* 305218875433
Guyana Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 380723301477587890
2003 389723611536621915
2004 395923751584658926
2005 401623811635679956
2006* 403723651672699973
Haiti Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 4333261077631
2003 4793651148133
2004 5274041238637
2005 5404041369343
2006* 6014611409545
Honduras Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 31919312610323
2003 34620913711423
2004 37222414812523
2005 38723115613224
2006* 41624317314627
Hongary Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 12359542369365969967
2003 12530551870126037975
2004 12564550370616083978
2005 12655554471116125986
2006* 12875571471616166995
Hong Kong Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1778910163762612366390
2003 1792310169775413066448
2004 1796510119784613766470
2005 1809610144795214486504
2006* 1815810120803815116527
Iceland Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 489398917714
2003 5374361018516
2004 5484311179621
2005 55943012910227
2006* 51339012310023
India Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 125898556403316852348
2003 129718695427617732503
2004 133638859450418762628
2005 138079029477820122766
2006* 147079700500721352872
Indonesia Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 40266313748526517819409271086
2003 40062213556126506119404471017
2004 39850213350326499919413470865
2005 39608013120326487719412470753
2006* 39317512882326435219375870594
Iraq Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 413233591854056324773
2003 419593573262277105517
2004 429313590970227906232
2005 437083585678528906962
2006* 437783526885109727538
Iran Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 2678922998379115532238
2003 2804323908413516802455
2004 2843823929450918342675
2005 2869123834485719692888
2006* 2878123638514320833060
Ireland Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 7248432729212571350
2003 7350433130192660359
2004 7466436131052730375
2005 7436425131852808377
2006* 7487422732602874386
Israel Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 6658417524832193290
2003 7179457326062294312
2004 7531481327182386332
2005 7775493328422483359
2006* 7876493029462566380
Italy Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 351931695818235159062329
2003 355861710518481161212360
2004 357081701618692163242368
2005 358301691318917165162401
2006* 362051711719088166812407
Ivory Coast Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 55238516712641
2003 67948919013753
2004 81360021314766
2005 97569927617898
2006* 1031715316203113
Jamaica Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 1265800465309156
2003 1316834482321161
2004 1322825497332165
2005 1346827519346173
2006* 1337800537359178
Japan Total males and females Total all ages Total marital status 2002 707858661212828384
2003 71165855