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Born abroad in Canada

1990 – 2024 · 8 data points 4 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Canada

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 22.2% +0.4 pp since 2020
Countries · 2024 4 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2010 +1.6 pp
vs World +18.5 pp World: 3.7% · 2024
Born abroad, 1990 – 2024 percent · Canada · World
+1.6 pp since 2010
Canada World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Born abroad · percent
Canada
22.2%
World
3.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Canada · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 22.2% · 2024
First value 15.3% · 1990
Highest 22.4% · 2015
Lowest 15.3% · 1990
Data points 8

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearCanadaChange World
2024 22.2% +0.4 pp 3.7%
2020 21.8% −0.6 pp 3.5%
2015 22.4% +1.8 pp 3.3%
2010 20.6% +1.8 pp 3.2%
2005 18.8% +0.9 pp 2.9%
2000 17.9% +1.4 pp 2.8%
1995 16.5% +1.2 pp 2.8%
1990 15.3% 2.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2020 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBorn abroad
1 Saudi Arabia 42.2%
2 Hong Kong SAR China 39.6%
3 Lebanon 27.8%
4 Canada 21.8%
5 Germany 18.0%
6 Gabon 17.9%
7 Norway 15.8%
8 United Kingdom 15.6%
9 Spain 15.0%
10 United States 14.9%
11 Netherlands 13.8%
12 France 13.1%
13 Greece 12.5%
14 Italy 10.4%
15 Chile 7.6%
16 Türkiye 7.6%
17 Finland 7.0%
18 Congo - Brazzaville 6.7%
19 Czechia 6.4%
20 Lithuania 5.2%
21 Russia 5.0%
22 Argentina 4.2%
23 Ecuador 4.1%
24 Colombia 3.8%
25 South Korea 3.3%
26 Bulgaria 2.7%
27 Poland 1.9%
28 Liberia 1.7%
29 Romania 1.7%
30 Bangladesh 1.3%
31 Mexico 1.1%
32 Yemen 1.1%
33 Congo - Kinshasa 1.0%
34 Sierra Leone 0.7%
35 Algeria 0.6%
36 Egypt 0.6%
37 Brazil 0.5%
38 India 0.4%
39 Honduras 0.4%
40 China 0.1%
41 Indonesia 0.1%
42 Philippines 0.1%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

What it means

The share of residents who were born in another country.

How it is calculated

Residents born outside the country divided by the total population (some countries count foreign citizens instead).