Around the world, few want more immigration In your opinion, should we allow more immigrants to move to our country, fewer your immigrants, opinion, should or about the same as immigrants we do now? (%) Fewer/None
Across the countries surveyed, a median of 45% say fewer or no immigrants should be allowed to move to their country, while 36% say they want about the same number of immigrants. Just 14% say their countries should allow more immigrants. (Those who said no immigrants should be allowed volunteered this response.)
In Europe, majorities in Greece (82%), Hungary (72%), Italy (71%) and Germany (58%) say fewer immigrants or no immigrants at all should be allowed to move to their countries. Each of these countries served as some of the most popular transit or destination countries during Europe’s recent surge in asylum seekers. (In several countries, most disapprove of how the European Union has handled the refugee issue.)
People in other countries around the world hold views similar to those in Europe. Large majorities in Israel (73%), Russia (67%), South Africa (65%) and Argentina (61%) say their countries should let in fewer immigrants. In every country surveyed, less than a third say their nation should allow more immigrants to enter.
Around the world, few want more immigration  | In your opinion, should we allow more immigrants to move to our country,  | fewer your immigrants, opinion, should or about the same as immigrants we do now? (%)  | Fewer/None  | About the same  | More  | 115  | 2  | Greece  | 82  | Hungary  | 72  | 22  | 2  | 71  | Intaly  | 18  | 5  | Germany  | 58  | 30  | 10  | 52  | Sweden  | 33  | 14  | 49  | Poland  | 36  | France  | 16  | Netherlands  | 39  | 10  | LUK  | 37  | 16  | Spain  | 28  | 30  | 39  | MEDIAN  | 35  | 10  | Indonesia  | 54  | 31  | 8  | India  | 45  | 13  | Australia  | 38  | 18  | Philippines  | 32  | 19  | South Korea  | 28  | 18  | Japan  | 13  | 23  | MEDIAN  | 35  | 18  | Israel  | Tunisia  | Russia  | Argentina  | 28  | 61  | Mexico  | it  | Brazil  | 37  | U.S  | 29  | 24  | Canada  | 27  | 19  | South Africa  | 65  | 23  | 11 15  | Kenya  | 60  | 24  | Nigeria  | 50  | 20  | 26  | 27-COUNTRY  | 45  | 36  | 14  | MEDIAN  | Note: Responses of "Fewer and "None" are combined based on rounded numbers  | Responses of "None are volunteered. Voluntary responses of Don't know" and "Refused"  | not shown.  | Source: Spring 2018 Globa Attitudes Survey. Q52.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 