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This country has seen millions of people move to it (Image: Getty) One country has taken home the top spot for the largest change in its international migrants, seeing almost a 4000 percent increase in the last 30 years - and it’s not in Europe. The experts at William Russell analysed data from the last 30 years, to reveal the countries with the biggest change in immigration. Coming in first place is South Korea.

This east Asian country has seen the highest change in immigration from an international migrant population of 43,247 in 1990 to 1,728,182 in 2024. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.



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Log('[Load] OVP tcfLoaded',new Date())})}},1500)}) Although it may not have the most international migrants in the world, by comparing its recent figures, it becomes clear South Korea has seen the largest change to its migrant population in the last 30 years. Coming in second place is Colombia with a 1727.24 percent increase from 104,277 in 1990 to 1,905,393.

South Korea has seen the largest increase in the number of migrants (Image: Getty) Read more Five foods you should never cook in an air fryer - 'it can be dangerous' With a 1,430.23 percent increase in international migrants, Chile completes the top three. As the second South American country to feature in this ranking, it appears that this area of the world has become a haven for people looking for a new adventure.

The combination of a low cost of living and high quality of life has made Chile a popular destination for retirees. Bulgaria comes in fourth with a 757.10 percent change and Spain closes out the top five with a change of 732.

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You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy Countries with the biggest change in expats since 1990: Rank Country 1990 2020 % change in migrant populations 1 Republic of Korea 43,247 1,728,182 3896.07% 2 Colombia 104,277 1,905,393 1727.

24% 3 Chile 107,501 1,645,015 1430.23% 4 Bulgaria 21,510 184,363 757.10% 5 Spain 821,605 6,842,202 732.

78% 6 Serbia 99,269 823,011 729.07% 7 Malta 15,077 114,760 661.16% 8 Iceland 9,584 65,424 582.

64% 9 Finland 63,255 386,052 510.31% 10 Turkey 1,163,686 6,052,652 420.13%.

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