What countries take in the most migrants in the world? The majority of those traveling abroad are doing so with the hope of becoming permanent residents. Of course, all of us want to live in a developed country that guarantees our security and social benefits, a country with a favorable tax program. We also love to relocate to a country where migration regulations are simple and reliable. A vast number of rich countries are keen to welcome immigrants.
If you have a few million dollars or highly sought-after expertise, you may migrate to almost any country except Turkmenistan and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Now, let us see the 10 Countries that take the most migrants.
10. Switzerland
In 2014, Switzerland welcomed 131,200 permanent immigrants. As of December 31, 2016, approximately 2 million foreigners have moved permanently to Switzerland. This is about a quarter of the country’s total population. Immigrants from nations in the European Union or the European Free Trade Association make up about 70% of them while Germans and Italians constitute the biggest groupings.
However, the number of asylum applications in 2016 which was 27,200 was 31% was lower than that of the previous year. This was due to the closure of the Balkan land routes hitherto being used by thousands of people escaping politically unstable countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. In recent years, just a little more than half of those applying for asylum or provisional entry is successful and most of them are Eritreans, Afghans, and Syrians.
9. The Netherlands
Since 2015, the Dutch government has been welcoming permanent immigrants. That year, the country received a total of 146,800 of them, mostly from Poland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, and Spain.
The number of asylum applications increased considerably between 2014 and 2015-from 24,500 to 45,000. In 2015, the number of asylum petitions from unaccompanied youngsters more than doubled, reaching 3,900. In 2016, about 48% of asylum-seekers, which numbered 9,000, came from Syria. The rest came from Eritrea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran.
During the 2017 election, the then Dutch Prime Minister Geert Wilders was roundly defeated by Mark Rutte, no thanks to his anti-immigration and anti-Islam stance. Still, in June that year, a Dutch court ruled that the government can’t be legally compelled to take in more migrants, as dictated by the 2015 EU agreement.
8. Italy
With the acceptance of 160,900 permanent immigrants in 2015, the number of foreign nationals living in Italy reached 5 million. A third of these were born in the EU. Meanwhile, the majority of non-EU nationals in the country hail from Romania, Albania, Morocco, China, and the UK. Besides family reunion, humanitarian protection accounted for the largest percentage of new permits issued, making 28 percent of all new permits issued.
Italy is under tremendous strain as a result of the influx of immigrants rescued from the Mediterranean. In 2016, over 120,000 asylum petitions were submitted, representing a 47% increase over the previous year’s. About 38% of those who applied were granted refugees status while the rest were awarded subsidiary or humanitarian protection
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