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===Immigration Into Switzerland=== | ===Immigration Into Switzerland=== | ||
*As of 2019, resident foreigners make up 25.2% of the population, one of the largest proportions in the developed world. Most of these (64%) were from European Union or EFTA countries. '''Italians''' were the largest single group of foreigners, with 15.6% of total foreign population, followed closely by '''Germans''' (15.2%), immigrants from '''Portugal''' (12.7%), '''France''' (5.6%), '''Serbia''' (5.3%), ''' | *As of 2019, resident foreigners make up 25.2% of the population, one of the largest proportions in the developed world. Most of these (64%) were from European Union or EFTA countries. '''Italians''' were the largest single group of foreigners, with 15.6% of total foreign population, followed closely by '''Germans''' (15.2%), immigrants from '''Portugal''' (12.7%), '''France''' (5.6%), '''Serbia''' (5.3%), '''Türkiye''' (3.8%), '''Spain''' (3.7%), and '''Austria''' (2%). Immigrants from Sri Lanka, most of them former Tamil refugees, were the largest group among people of Asian origin (6.3%). | ||
*Additionally, the figures from 2012 show that 34.7% of the permanent resident population aged 15 or over in Switzerland (around 2.33 million), had an '''immigrant background'''. A third of this population (853,000) held Swiss citizenship. Four fifths of persons with an immigration background were themselves immigrants (first generation foreigners and native-born and naturalized Swiss citizens), whereas one fifth were born in Switzerland (second generation foreigners and native-born and naturalized Swiss citizens).<ref>"Switzerland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland, accessed 8 June 2021.</ref> | *Additionally, the figures from 2012 show that 34.7% of the permanent resident population aged 15 or over in Switzerland (around 2.33 million), had an '''immigrant background'''. A third of this population (853,000) held Swiss citizenship. Four fifths of persons with an immigration background were themselves immigrants (first generation foreigners and native-born and naturalized Swiss citizens), whereas one fifth were born in Switzerland (second generation foreigners and native-born and naturalized Swiss citizens).<ref>"Switzerland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland, accessed 8 June 2021.</ref> | ||
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