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Foreign permanent and non permanent resident population by residence permit, 1981-2025
The latest figure is 1.5 million for 1995, up 55% since 1981 (944 708).
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Period: 1981–1995. This describes stored catalogue and profile information; it does not guarantee uninterrupted annual observations.
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The numbers
| Period | Foreign permanent and non permanent resident population |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 462 881 |
| 1994 | 1 422 611 |
| 1993 | 1 364 497 |
| 1992 | 1 308 982 |
| 1991 | 1 266 842 |
| 1990 | 1 200 472 |
| 1989 | 1 123 019 |
| 1988 | 1 074 525 |
| 1987 | 1 038 751 |
| 1986 | 1 011 184 |
| 1985 | 992 924 |
| 1984 | 985 897 |
| 1983 | 962 406 |
| 1982 | 966 080 |
| 1981 | 944 708 |
Source file preview
| Foreign permanent and non permanent resident population by residence permit, at the end of the year | Unnamed: 1 | Unnamed: 2 | Unnamed: 3 | Unnamed: 4 | Unnamed: 5 | Unnamed: 6 | Unnamed: 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | None | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
| Foreign permanent and non permanent resident population 1 | None | 944708 | 966080 | 962406 | 985897 | 992924 | 1011184 |
| thereof: | Settlement permit | 694002 | 707924 | 716265 | 732405 | 738193 | 741988 |
| None | Residence permit 2 | 215904 | 217902 | 209286 | 199981 | 201478 | 213994 |
| None | Diplomat, international civil servant | 20687 | 21105 | 21036 | 21020 | 21003 | 20976 |
| None | Seasonal worker 3 | 11445 | 13393 | 9449 | 10482 | 11330 | 12756 |
| None | Short-term residence permit | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| None | Person in the asylum process 4 | 2670 | 5756 | 6370 | 22009 | 20920 | 21470 |
| None | Person in need of protection (S) 5 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| None | None | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Foreign permanent and non permanent resident population 1 | None | 1473173 | 1481648 | 1499149 | 1536980 | 1527017 | 1547258 |
| thereof: | Settlement permit | 965758 | 982879 | 1001317 | 1024030 | 1041481 | 1072303 |
| None | Residence permit 2 | 360321 | 348687 | 338991 | 336633 | 334499 | 336436 |
| None | Diplomat, international civil servant | 23832 | 24755 | 25055 | 25619 | 25897 | 25972 |
| None | Seasonal worker 3 | 13607 | 12492 | 8732 | 10054 | 12559 | 14631 |