# Foreign-born population

Residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country, all ages and both sexes (Eurostat migr_pop4ctb, country of birth FOR).

## Key facts

- Germany had the highest foreign-born population of 26 EU countries in 2025, at 17.15 million, and Malta the lowest, at 183,765. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 27 places, with figures from 2000 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `foreign_born_population`
- Unit: persons
- Note: Based on country of birth, not citizenship: people born abroad who hold the nationality of the reporting country are counted, and foreign nationals born in the country are not. People born in another EU country count as foreign born. For the share of the population use foreign_born_share.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population-number
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/foreign_born_population

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population-number/eu-countries.md) (27 places)