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The percentage of Swiss residents over 15 with a migration background rose by 1% to reach the 40% mark last year, new figures reveal.

This content was published on November 6, 2023

Federal Statistical Office figures published on Monday show that in 2022 2,951,000 permanent residents were of migrant origin in 2022.

Nearly 80% of these people were born abroad and are therefore part of the first generation (2,342,000 people).

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Of the 2,951,000 permanent residents with a migrant background, 38% have Swiss nationality. The most common foreign nationalities are Italian (10%), German (9%), Portuguese (7%), French (4%), Kosovar (3%) and Spanish (3%).

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The term migration background applies to those without a Swiss passport, those who have become Swiss and those who were born in Switzerland to parents who were born abroad.

source https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/four-out-of-ten-swiss-residents-have-migration-background/48955814