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Immigrants by Country of Birth 1981 – 1998 (in thousands) |
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Country of Birth |
% Muslim in Country of Birth |
1981-1990 |
1991-1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Asian Countries |
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Turkey |
(99%) (mostly Sunni) |
20.9 |
15.7 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
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Iran |
(99%) (10% Sunni) |
154.8 |
79.4 |
9.6 |
7.9 |
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Iraq |
(97%) (~35% Sunni) |
19.6 |
26.8 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
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Afghanistan |
(99%) (84% Sunni) |
26.6 |
13.6 |
1.1 |
.8 |
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Jordan |
(92%) (92% Sunni) |
32.6 |
25.1 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
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Lebanon |
(70%) |
41.6 |
29.9 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
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Pakistan |
(97%) (77% Sunni) |
61.3 |
70.5 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
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Bangladesh |
(83%) |
15.2 |
35.4 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
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Syria |
(90%) (74% Sunni) |
20.6 |
16.6 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
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Israel |
(15%) (Mostly Sunni) |
36.3 |
22.9 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
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India |
(12%) |
261.9 |
236.5 |
38.1 |
36.5 |
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Philippines |
(5%) |
495.3 |
348.5 |
49.1 |
34.5 |
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Cambodia |
(<5%) |
116.6 |
11.9 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
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China |
(2-3%) |
388.8 |
268.7 |
41.1 |
36.9 |
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Hong Kong |
(n/a) |
63.0 |
52.9 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
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Japan |
(n/a) |
43.2 |
39.9 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
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Korea |
(<1%) |
338.8 |
114.1 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
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Laos |
(<1%) |
145.6 |
37.8 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
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Taiwan |
(<1%) |
n/a |
76.8 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
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Thailand |
(4%) |
64.4 |
36.1 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
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Vietnam |
(n/a) |
401.4 |
317.8 |
38.5 |
17.6 |
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Other countries |
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Mexico |
(n/a) |
1,653.3 |
1651.4 |
146.9 |
131.6 |
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U.K. |
(2%) |
142.1 |
95.0 |
10.7 |
9.0 |
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Germany |
(2%) |
70.1 |
43.7 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
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Ireland |
(n/a) |
32.8 |
54.9 |
1.0 |
.9 |
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France |
(3%) (African workers) |
23.1 |
16.9 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
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Italy |
(<3%) |
32.9 |
14.7 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
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Greece |
(<2%) |
29.1 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
.09 |
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Russia |
(n/a) |
84.0 |
339.9 |
49.1 |
30.2 |
n/a…..(not available)
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