South Korea has the largest increase in the number of immigrants in the world, and Bulgaria in Europe.
This is according to a study by William Russell, who have compiled a ranking of the 10 countries with the largest increase in immigrants since 1990.
According to the data, the number of immigrants in South Korea grew from 43,000 in 1990 to more than 1.7 million in 2020, an increase of 3,896%.
Colombia has the second highest increase in the number of immigrants, from just 104,000 in 1990 to 1.9 million people in 2020, representing a growth of 1,727%.
South America is increasingly desirable for immigrants, and Chile is third on the list. In 1990, only 104,000 foreigners resided in the country, and in 2020 – 1.6 million, which represents an increase of 1430%.
Bulgaria is fourth overall and first in Europe thanks to a jump in the number of immigrants from 21,000 in 1990 to 184,000 in 2020 (757%).
Spain (5th place) also saw a significant increase in the number of immigrants – from 821,000 in 1990 to 6.8 million in 2020 (732%).
From William Russell comments that South Korea may not be the country with the most immigrants in the world, but if you compare the latest figures with those from 1990, South Korea has seen more change than any other country, with in the past 30 years, the number of immigrants has increased by more than 3,800 percent.
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