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by 8372049 729 days ago
In absolute numbers, the US is the #1, but immigrants as percentage of population has the US as #65 (Canada #41).

Still way higher than Russia or China. While a little over 15 % of the US population are immigrants (defined as not born in the country), only 0.07 % of the Chinese population are immigrants. Roughly 7 % of Russian population is immigrants.

Source: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/immigrati...

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> In absolute numbers, the US is the #1, but immigrants as percentage of population has the US as #65 (Canada #41).

The relevant denominator would seem to be "population outside the target," not "population in the target." After all, the immigrant population comes from outside their destination.