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These figures show where immigrants to Wales come from.

They show the numbers of people from countries outside the UK who made up the population in 2015.

They are estimated figures from the Office for National Statistics and don't state when people moved to Wales.

Poland is the most common non-UK country of birth, followed by India. This is the same across the UK.

The most common countries of birth in Wales in 2015



The most common non-UK countries of birth among the population of Wales

Poland 23,000 India 13,000 Germany 11,000 Republic of Ireland 10,000 China, Pakistan 7,000 Bangladesh, Philippines 6,000 South Africa 5,000 USA 4,000 Australia, Somalia, Zimbabwe 3,000 Canada, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Thailand 2,000 Afghanistan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia 1,000

Countries where the number is estimated to be less than 500 include Brazil, Argentina and Japan. There are also countries where the numbers are thought to be so small that they are not given. These include Syria.

Different figures revealed recently show the total number of refugees from Syria who have been resettled in Wales is now 112. Of those, 34 came in the three months to June.

The net migration estimate for the year ending September 2015 for the UK was 323,000. Net migration is the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving.

This week, Theresa May rejected a points-based system for controlling EU migration, one of the key promises of Leave campaigners during the referendum.

Across the UK in 2015, 1 in 8 (13.3%) of the usually resident population of the UK were born abroad, which compares with 1 in 11 (8.9%) in 2004.

3.2 million of the non-UK born residents were born in the EU (16% of whom held British nationality).

5.4 million of the non-UK born residents were born outside of the EU (54% of whom held British nationality).

The most common countries of birth in the UK in 2015

Across the UK in 2015, Poland was the most common non-UK country of birth. Between 2004 and 2014, India had been the most common.

An estimated 831,000 residents of the UK were born in Poland (9.7% of the total number of non-UK born residents in the UK in 2015). This is more than eight times higher than in 2004, when 94,000 residents of the UK were born in Poland.

Estimates of the population of the UK by country of birth and nationality are based upon data from the Annual Population Survey (APS).

The APS, which began in 2004, is a continuous survey, comprising the Labour Force Survey (LFS), supplemented by sample boosts in England, Wales and Scotland to ensure small areas are sufficiently sampled. The APS is a survey of households in the UK, so does not include most communal establishments.

Nicola White, Migration Statistics Unit, Office for National Statistics “The population of the UK continued to increase between 2014 and 2015, driven by significant increases in both the non-UK born and non-British national population of the UK. Poland is now the most common non-UK country of birth, overtaking India for the first time. The number of Polish born citizens living in the UK has continued to increase since Poland joined the EU and the number of UK residents born in Poland was eight times higher in 2015 compared with 2004."