Eurostat announced on the 27th that in 2024, the European Union admitted 4.2 million immigrants, with another 1.5 million moving between EU member states.
According to China News Service, Eurostat stated that, excluding Ukrainian nationals seeking or granted temporary asylum in the EU, a total of 4.2 million people immigrated from non-EU countries to the EU in 2024. This means that in 2024, about 9.2 out of every 1,000 EU residents were immigrants from non-EU countries.
Among EU member states, Malta had the highest immigration admission rate in 2024, with 60 immigrants from non-EU countries or other EU member states per 1,000 residents. Cyprus and Luxembourg followed, with 42 and 38 immigrants per 1,000 residents respectively in 2024, coming from non-EU countries or other EU member states.
● Slovakia Has the Lowest Admission Rate
In contrast, Slovakia had the lowest immigration admission rate in 2024, with only 1 immigrant from non-EU countries or other EU member states per 1,000 residents. France ranked second to last, with 6 immigrants per 1,000 residents in 2024 from non-EU countries or other EU member states. Italy, Latvia, Bulgaria, and Poland tied for third to last, with 8 immigrants per 1,000 residents in 2024 from non-EU countries or other EU member states.
Regarding the source of immigrants, in 2024, the vast majority of EU member states mainly admitted immigrants from non-EU countries, especially the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, and other countries, where more than 80% of immigrants admitted in 2024 came from non-EU countries. In contrast, in 2024, Luxembourg and Romania mainly admitted immigrants from other EU member states, with immigrants from other EU member states accounting for 85.5% and 56% respectively of the total admitted throughout the year.