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Anti-immigration intensity ranking

Countries ranked by opposition to immigration from poorer countries outside Europe (ESS 2023 for Europe; ESS Round 9/10 for Denmark; Gallup for the United States). Higher = more opposition.

Anti-immigration ranking chart
Horizontal bar chart ranking countries by anti-immigration intensity
Want few / no immigrants from poorer countries outside Europe
RankCountryOppositionIntensity
1Austria57%
2Poland49%
3Italy41%
4Denmark40%
5Ireland40%
6Netherlands39%
7Germany34%
8France32%
9Switzerland31%
10United States30%
11Norway16%
12Sweden13%
Notes: Anti-immigration intensity uses the ESS 2023 share answering “allow a few” or “allow none” for immigrants from poorer countries outside Europe (RFBerlin / ESS Round 11) for European countries; Denmark and the United States use roughly comparable estimates (ESS Round 9/10 for Denmark; Gallup share wanting immigration decreased for the United States). Values are rounded for comparison; years and definitions differ by country.