7   Emigration, by country. 1966-1999
To country Annual average
1966-19701 1971-1975 1976-19801 1981-1985 1986-1990 1991-1995 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Total 14 387 13 931 14 615 15 317 21 006 18 546 19 312 20 590 21 257 22 881 22 842
                       
Europe, total 9 993 9 721 9 366 9 721 15 404 11 060 11 823 12 688 13 417 14 573 16 712
                       
Denmark2 2 474 2 485 2 082 2 308 3 022 2 484 2 845 2 773 2 795 2 774 3 141
Finland 312 362 307 377 439 246 368 407 353 633 978
Faeroe Islands .. .. .. 58 62 37 74 45 115 111 105
Island 158 210 269 322 429 314 377 397 408 578 606
Sweden 2 922 2 335 2 121 2 322 6 004 2 669 2 664 2 633 3 057 4 339 5 523
Belgium 129 174 129 117 144 211 270 241 212 227 203
Bosnia Herzegovina3 . . . . . 49 160 811 569 355 167
Estonia . . . . . 25 37 52 55 55 40
France 231 277 508 454 584 477 465 428 469 491 437
Greece .. .. 49 71 77 67 57 72 122 71 72
Irland .. .. 28 27 29 36 52 71 68 84 77
Italiy 252 136 99 112 147 130 164 173 190 162 151
Yugoslavia4 119 125 104 46 169 379 69 77 33 20 661
Latvia . . . . . 16 29 27 47 53 59
Netherlands 344 358 368 289 337 302 336 374 358 349 310
Poland 56 68 49 33 90 133 121 124 126 114 95
Portugal .. .. 41 39 59 53 61 44 64 53 45
Romania5 4 3 0 3 5 33 20 18 30 40 28
Russia6 26 37 48 36 22 64 65 125 130 95 115
Spain 209 340 310 456 683 440 526 663 708 788 893
United Kingdom 1 329 1 482 1 863 1 774 1 944 1 529 1 663 1 713 2 023 1 791 1 735
Switzerland 293 238 156 144 209 202 219 176 169 146 144
Turkey 31 64 85 67 106 158 170 121 108 115 131
Germany7 833 697 536 510 645 702 695 761 833 758 646
Austria .. .. .. 49 63 70 62 82 87 89 78
Rest of Europe 271 330 214 107 133 233 254 280 288 282 272
                       
Africa, total 617 825 865 975 904 924 841 826 814 765 725
Ethiopia 46 69 63 63 64 78 80 44 73 78 64
Ghana .. 16 13 17 29 53 55 112 78 65 96
Kenya .. 144 154 156 98 67 65 58 46 48 32
Morocco .. 29 24 34 42 62 72 74 62 37 104
Somalia .. .. 1 3 9 37 20 15 27 39 24
Tanzania .. 107 140 160 148 108 87 73 104 86 64
Rest of Africa 571 460 470 542 514 519 462 450 424 412 341
                       
Asia, total 383 726 1 251 1 420 1 224 1 855 1 891 2 162 2 156 1 819 1 486
Philippines 8 37 58 67 61 107 103 123 139 107 104
Hongkong .. .. .. 43 47 49 36 50 61 83 34
India 44 73 66 66 58 106 74 104 65 80 116
Iraq - 2 4 8 2 14 5 7 14 6 10
Iran 24 36 31 2 20 56 26 33 34 30 32
Japan 89 123 148 168 115 115 87 189 195 142 90
China 7 10 13 35 35 84 101 151 169 117 135
Lebanon .. .. 5 8 8 46 31 7 34 32 8
Pakistan .. 52 270 332 206 353 432 338 303 274 233
Saudi Arabia .. .. .. 94 62 125 63 109 79 60 60
Sri Lanka .. .. 19 34 40 89 85 78 81 75 56
South Korea .. .. 12 53 29 47 67 69 85 94 67
Thailand .. 38 50 52 75 82 80 107 88 103 95
Vietnam .. 4 6 4 1 25 24 16 61 23 8
Rest of Asia 211 351 569 454 466 556 677 781 748 593 438
                       
America, total 2 889 2 359 2 866 2 690 2 861 2 906 3 051 3 075 3 258 2 911 2 654
                       
North and Central America .. .. 2 684 2 477 2 527 2 496 2 659 2 695 2 885 2 563 2 320
Canada 428 313 253 224 300 334 261 263 306 277 189
USA 2 291 1 828 2 332 2 145 2 061 2 071 2 296 2 341 2 421 2 169 2 041
Rest of North and Central America .. .. 99 108 165 91 102 91 158 117 189
                       
South America .. .. 182 213 334 410 392 380 373 348 334
Brazil 40 46 66 57 63 56 65 67 92 85 73
Chile .. 15 15 19 110 212 180 142 121 92 86
Colombia - 5 14 14 16 12 11 20 12 19 18
Rest of South America .. .. 87 123 145 131 136 151 148 152 157
                       
Oceania, total 300 245 181 214 230 250 392 323 423 365 276
Australia 278 208 142 159 188 199 300 255 364 313 235
Rest of Oceania 22 37 39 55 42 51 92 68 59 52 41
                       
Unknown 205 55 86 297 383 1 551 1 314 1 516 1 189 2 448 989
1  The figures are too high. Consult the paragraph on errors and reliability of estimates in the publication New Figures on Population, No. 9/2000.
2  Faeroe Island and Greenland are not included.
3  Annual average 1991-1995 contents figures for 1992-1995.
4  Figures for earlier Yugoslavia 1966-1991, later on for 'Yugoslavia, Rest'.
5  Annual average 1966-1970 contents figures for 1967-1970.
6  Figures for 1966-1991: earlier USSR.
7  Including earlier DDR.

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