A map showing EU countries’ attitude towards foreign immigration

Published on 18 May 2015

This map, made with Eurostat data gathered by Tableau Public, shows the percentage of public opinion in EU countries that is generally positive towards non-EU immigration. The higher the percentage, the more positive is the population's opinon.

The map shows that Sweden is the only EU country whose population has a positive opinion towards non-EU immigrants. Sweden granted asylum to almost three times as many refugees per 1,000 inhabitants than Germany, the EU's biggest asylum provider.

Read more about the topic

Are you a news organisation, a business, an association or a foundation? Check out our bespoke editorial and translation services.

Support border-free European journalism

See our subscription offers, or donate to bolster our independence

On the same topic