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    November 8, 2019
    Europe’s Unauthorized Immigrant Population Peaks in 2016, Then Levels Off

    European unauthorized immigrant population estimates without waiting asylum seekers, 2014-2017

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    Europe’s Unauthorized Immigrant Population Peaks in 2016, Then Levels Off
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    Europe’s unauthorized immigrant total peaked in 2016 before leveling off
    Unauthorized immigrants in Europe account for nearly one-in-five non-EU-EFTA citizens
    More than two-thirds of Europe’s unauthorized immigrants in 2017 lived in Germany, the UK, Italy and France
    Authorized immigrants outnumbered unauthorized immigrants in Europe in 2017
    Many nationalities make up the unauthorized immigrant population in Europe
    Most unauthorized immigrants in Europe have had short periods of residence
    European unauthorized immigrant population estimates with waiting asylum seekers, 2014-2017
    European unauthorized immigrant population estimates without waiting asylum seekers, 2014-2017
    Europe’s estimated unauthorized immigrant population with and without waiting asylum seekers, 2014-2017
    Estimated unauthorized immigrant population by country, with and without waiting asylum seekers, 2014-2017
    Other EU-EFTA countries’ estimated unauthorized immigrant population with and without asylum seekers
    Methods used for estimating unauthorized immigrant populations, by country
    Countries with unauthorized immigrant population estimates based on the residual method
    Countries with unauthorized immigrant population estimates based on the proportional ratio method
    More than half of unauthorized immigrants in Europe are male and most unauthorized immigrants are relatively young
    Number of unauthorized immigrants since 2014 is up in several European countries
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