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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 naturalised Swiss citizens), whereas one fifth were born in Switzerland (second generation foreigners and native-born and naturalised Swiss citizens). | 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 naturalised Swiss citizens), whereas one fifth were born in Switzerland (second generation foreigners and native-born and naturalised Swiss citizens). | ||
====Swiss Diaspora==== | ====Swiss Diaspora==== | ||
Some 9% of Swiss citizens live across the globe. Swiss nationals and descendants live in the '''U.S., Canada, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil and nearby nations of France, Germany, Italy and Austria'''. In the late 19th century, an immigration settlement program brought tens of thousands of Swiss Germans, ethnic Germans and Austrians alike into '''southern Chile'''. Also, West African nations such as '''Liberia and Ghana''' are known for several thousands of Swiss expatriates.<ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#S, accessed 8 June 2021.< | Some 9% of Swiss citizens live across the globe. Swiss nationals and descendants live in the '''U.S., Canada, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil and nearby nations of France, Germany, Italy and Austria'''. In the late 19th century, an immigration settlement program brought tens of thousands of Swiss Germans, ethnic Germans and Austrians alike into '''southern Chile'''. Also, West African nations such as '''Liberia and Ghana''' are known for several thousands of Swiss expatriates.<ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#S, accessed 8 June 2021.</ref> | ||
==Records of Swiss Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Swiss Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||