Foreign citizens as % of population

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from:   George Maeda, Fukuoka, Japan
re:     Foreign citizens as % of population
date:   20 Nov 1999

FOREIGN CITIZENS AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION:
This data is from OECD (published in The Economist on 26 Sept 1998).
These figures are for 1996.  Compared to 1986 figures, all
countries when up (except for France, which fell from
8 to 7 percent).  Note: You should view this graph with
fixed width fonts, otherwise things will not line up.
In any event, each * is a percentage point.

                        1         2         3         4
              01234567890123456789012345678901234567890
Japan         +*   <----- less than one percent
Spain         +**
Finland       +**
Portugal      +***
Italy         +***
Ireland       +****
Britain       +****
Norway        +*****
Netherlands   +*****
Denmark       +******
Sweden        +******
France        +*******
Germany       +********
Austria       +********
Belgium       +********
United States +*********
Canada        +*****************
Switzerland   +******************
Australia     +*********************
Luxembourg    +**********************************
              +---------+---------+---------+---------+
                        1         2         3         4
              01234567890123456789012345678901234567890
                 -----------percentage------------>

My comment: Japan talks a great deal about "kokusai-ka"
(internationalization).  But it is mostly lip service.
Of all OECD (i.e., industrialized) nations, Japan is
the most hostile to foreigners and has the least
immigration.  End of comment.

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