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Afghanistan | 3.48% (2001 est.)
note: this rate reflects the continued return of refugees from Iran |
3.43%
note: this rate reflects the continued return of refugees from Iran (2002 est.) |
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Albania | 0.88% (2001 est.) | 1.06% (2002 est.) |
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Algeria | 1.71% (2001 est.) | 1.68% (2002 est.) |
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American Samoa | 2.42% (2001 est.) | 2.31% (2002 est.) |
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Andorra | 1.17% (2001 est.) | 1.11% (2002 est.) |
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Angola | 2.15% (2001 est.) | 2.18% (2002 est.) |
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Anguilla | 2.68% (2001 est.) | 2.44% (2002 est.) |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 0.74% (2001 est.) | 0.69% (2002 est.) |
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Argentina | 1.15% (2001 est.) | 1.13% (2002 est.) |
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Armenia | -0.21% (2001 est.) | -0.15% (2002 est.) |
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Aruba | 0.64% (2001 est.) | 0.59% (2002 est.) |
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Australia | 0.99% (2001 est.) | 0.96% (2002 est.) |
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Austria | 0.24% (2001 est.) | 0.23% (2002 est.) |
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Azerbaijan | 0.32% (2001 est.) | 0.38% (2002 est.) |
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Bahamas, The | 0.93% (2001 est.) | 0.86% (2002 est.) |
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Bahrain | 1.73% (2001 est.) | 1.67% (2002 est.) |
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Bangladesh | 1.59% (2001 est.) | 1.59% (2002 est.) |
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Barbados | 0.46% (2001 est.) | 0.46% (2002 est.) |
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Belarus | -0.15% (2001 est.) | -0.14% (2002 est.) |
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Belgium | 0.16% (2001 est.) | 0.15% (2002 est.) |
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Belize | 2.7% (2001 est.) | 2.65% (2002 est.) |
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Benin | 2.97% (2001 est.) | 2.91% (2002 est.) |
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Bermuda | 0.74% (2001 est.) | 0.69% (2002 est.) |
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Bhutan | 2.17% (2001 est.) | 2.15% (2002 est.) |
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Bolivia | 1.76% (2001 est.) | 1.69% (2002 est.) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.38% (2001 est.) | 0.76% (2002 est.) |
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Botswana | 0.47% (2001 est.) | 0.18% (2002 est.) |
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Brazil | 0.91% (2001 est.) | 0.87% (2002 est.) |
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British Virgin Islands | 2.22% (2001 est.) | 2.16% (2002 est.) |
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Brunei | 2.11% (2001 est.) | 2.06% (2002 est.) |
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Bulgaria | -1.14% (2001 est.) | -1.11% (2002 est.) |
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Burkina Faso | 2.68% (2001 est.) | 2.64% (2002 est.) |
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Burma | 0.6% (2001 est.) | 0.56% (2002 est.) |
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Burundi | 2.38% (2001 est.) | 2.36% (2002 est.) |
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Cambodia | 2.25% (2001 est.) | 2.24% (2002 est.) |
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Cameroon | 2.41% (2001 est.) | 2.36% (2002 est.) |
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Canada | 0.99% (2001 est.) | 0.96% (2002 est.) |
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Cape Verde | 0.92% (2001 est.) | 0.85% (2002 est.) |
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Cayman Islands | 2.12% (2001 est.) | 2.03% (2002 est.) |
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Central African Republic | 1.85% (2001 est.) | 1.8% (2002 est.) |
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Chad | 3.29% (2001 est.) | 3.27% (2002 est.) |
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Chile | 1.13% (2001 est.) | 1.09% (2002 est.) |
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China | 0.88% (2001 est.) | 0.87% (2002 est.) |
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Christmas Island | 7.77% (2001 est.) | -9% (2002 est.) |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands | -0.21% (2001 est.) | -0.22% (2002 est.) |
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Colombia | 1.64% (2001 est.) | 1.6% (2002 est.) |
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Comoros | 3.02% (2001 est.) | 2.99% (2002 est.) |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.1% (2001 est.) | 2.79% (2002 est.) |
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Congo, Republic of the | 2.2% (2001 est.) | 2.18% (2002 est.) |
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Cook Islands | - | NA% (2002 est.) |
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Costa Rica | 1.65% (2001 est.) | 1.61% (2002 est.) |
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Cote d'Ivoire | 2.51% (2001 est.) | 2.45% (2002 est.) |
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Croatia | 1.48% (2001 est.) | 1.12% (2002 est.) |
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Cuba | 0.37% (2001 est.) | 0.35% (2002 est.) |
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Cyprus | 0.59% (2001 est.) | 0.57% (2002 est.) |
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Czech Republic | -0.07% (2001 est.) | -0.07% (2002 est.) |
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Denmark | 0.3% (2001 est.) | 0.29% (2002 est.) |
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Djibouti | 2.6% (2001 est.) | 2.59% (2002 est.) |
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Dominica | -0.98% (2001 est.) | -0.81% (2002 est.) |
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Dominican Republic | 1.63% (2001 est.) | 1.61% (2002 est.) |
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East Timor | - | 7.26% (2002 est.) |
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Ecuador | 2% (2001 est.) | 1.96% (2002 est.) |
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Egypt | 1.69% (2001 est.) | 1.66% (2002 est.) |
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El Salvador | 1.85% (2001 est.) | 1.83% (2002 est.) |
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Equatorial Guinea | 2.46% (2001 est.) | 2.45% (2002 est.) |
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Eritrea | 3.84% (2001 est.) | 3.8% (2002 est.) |
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Estonia | -0.55% (2001 est.) | -0.52% (2002 est.) |
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Ethiopia | 2.7% (2001 est.) | 2.64% (2002 est.) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2.43% (2001 est.) | 2.44% (2002 est.) |
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Faroe Islands | 0.78% (2001 est.) | 0.74% (2002 est.) |
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Fiji | 1.41% (2001 est.) | 1.41% (2002 est.) |
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Finland | 0.16% (2001 est.) | 0.14% (2002 est.) |
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France | 0.37% (2001 est.) | 0.35% (2002 est.) |
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French Guiana | 2.74% (2001 est.) | 2.57% (2002 est.) |
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French Polynesia | 1.72% (2001 est.) | 1.67% (2002 est.) |
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Gabon | 1.02% (2001 est.) | 0.97% (2002 est.) |
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Gambia, The | 3.14% (2001 est.) | 3.09% (2002 est.) |
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Gaza Strip | 4.01% (2001 est.) | 3.95% (2002 est.) |
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Georgia | -0.59% (2001 est.) | -0.55% (2002 est.) |
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Germany | 0.27% (2001 est.) | 0.26% (2002 est.) |
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Ghana | 1.79% (2001 est.) | 1.7% (2002 est.) |
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Gibraltar | 0.24% (2001 est.) | 0.23% (2002 est.) |
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Greece | 0.21% (2001 est.) | 0.2% (2002 est.) |
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Greenland | 0.06% (2001 est.) | 0.03% (2002 est.) |
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Grenada | -0.06% (2001 est.) | 0.02% (2002 est.) |
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Guadeloupe | 1.07% (2001 est.) | 1.04% (2002 est.) |
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Guam | 2.09% (2001 est.) | 1.99% (2002 est.) |
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Guatemala | 2.6% (2001 est.) | 2.57% (2002 est.) |
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Guernsey | 0.39% (2001 est.) | 0.37% (2002 est.) |
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Guinea | 1.96% (2001 est.) | 2.23% (2002 est.) |
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Guinea-Bissau | 2.23% (2001 est.) | 2.23% (2002 est.) |
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Guyana | 0.07% (2001 est.) | 0.23% (2002 est.) |
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Haiti | 1.4% (2001 est.) | 1.42% (2002 est.) |
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Holy See (Vatican City) | 1.15% (2001 est.) | 1.15% (2002 est.) |
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Honduras | 2.43% (2001 est.) | 2.34% (2002 est.) |
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Hong Kong | 1.3% (2001 est.) | 1.26% (2002 est.) |
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Hungary | -0.32% (2001 est.) | -0.3% (2002 est.) |
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Iceland | 0.54% (2001 est.) | 0.52% (2002 est.) |
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India | 1.55% (2001 est.) | 1.51% (2002 est.) |
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Indonesia | 1.6% (2001 est.) | 1.54% (2002 est.) |
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Iran | 0.72% (2001 est.) | 0.77% (2002 est.) |
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Iraq | 2.84% (2001 est.) | 2.82% (2002 est.) |
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Ireland | 1.12% (2001 est.) | 1.07% (2002 est.) |
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Isle of Man | 0.52% (2001 est.) | 0.52% (2002 est.) |
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Israel | 1.58% (2001 est.) | 1.48% (2002 est.) |
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Italy | 0.07% (2001 est.) | 0.05% (2002 est.) |
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Jamaica | 0.51% (2001 est.) | 0.56% (2002 est.) |
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Japan | 0.17% (2001 est.) | 0.15% (2002 est.) |
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Jersey | 0.48% (2001 est.) | 0.44% (2002 est.) |
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Johnston Atoll | -5.94% (2001 est.) | - |
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Jordan | 3% (2001 est.) | 2.89% (2002 est.) |
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Kazakhstan | 0.03% (2001 est.) | 0.1% (2002 est.) |
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Kenya | 1.27% (2001 est.) | 1.15% (2002 est.) |
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Kiribati | 2.31% (2001 est.) | 2.28% (2002 est.) |
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Korea, North | 1.22% (2001 est.) | 1.1% (2002 est.) |
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Korea, South | 0.89% (2001 est.) | 0.85% (2002 est.) |
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Kuwait | 3.38% (2001 est.)
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates |
3.33%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2002 est.) |
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Kyrgyzstan | 1.44% (2001 est.) | 1.45% (2002 est.) |
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Laos | 2.48% (2001 est.) | 2.47% (2002 est.) |
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Latvia | -0.81% (2001 est.) | -0.77% (2002 est.) |
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Lebanon | 1.38% (2001 est.) | 1.36% (2002 est.) |
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Lesotho | 1.49% (2001 est.) | 1.33% (2002 est.) |
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Liberia | 1.92% (2001 est.) | 1.91% (2002 est.) |
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Libya | 2.42% (2001 est.) | 2.41% (2002 est.) |
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Liechtenstein | 0.98% (2001 est.) | 0.94% (2002 est.) |
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Lithuania | -0.27% (2001 est.) | -0.25% (2002 est.) |
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Luxembourg | 1.26% (2001 est.) | 1.25% (2002 est.) |
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Macau | 1.79% (2001 est.) | 1.75% (2002 est.) |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 0.43% (2001 est.) | 0.41% (2002 est.) |
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Madagascar | 3.02% (2001 est.) | 3.03% (2002 est.) |
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Malawi | 1.5% (2001 est.) | 1.39% (2002 est.) |
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Malaysia | 1.96% (2001 est.) | 1.91% (2002 est.) |
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Maldives | 3.01% (2001 est.) | 2.95% (2002 est.) |
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Mali | 2.97% (2001 est.) | 2.97% (2002 est.) |
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Malta | 0.74% (2001 est.) | 0.73% (2002 est.) |
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Marshall Islands | 3.88% (2001 est.) | 3.89% (2002 est.) |
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Martinique | 0.93% (2001 est.) | 0.89% (2002 est.) |
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Mauritania | 2.93% (2001 est.) | 2.92% (2002 est.) |
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Mauritius | 0.88% (2001 est.) | 0.86% (2002 est.) |
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Mayotte | 4.58% (2001 est.) | 4.41% (2002 est.) |
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Mexico | 1.5% (2001 est.) | 1.47% (2002 est.) |
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Micronesia, Federated States of | - | NA% (2002 est.) |
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Moldova | 0.05% (2001 est.) | 0.09% (2002 est.) |
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Monaco | 0.46% (2001 est.) | 0.45% (2002 est.) |
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Mongolia | 1.47% (2001 est.) | 1.48% (2002 est.) |
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Montserrat | 13.39% (2001 est.) | 8.43% (2002 est.) |
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Morocco | 1.71% (2001 est.) | 1.68% (2002 est.) |
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Mozambique | 1.3% (2001 est.) | 1.13% (2002 est.) |
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Namibia | 1.38% (2001 est.) | 1.19% (2002 est.) |
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Nauru | 2% (2001 est.) | 1.96% (2002 est.) |
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Nepal | 2.32% (2001 est.) | 2.29% (2002 est.) |
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Netherlands | 0.55% (2001 est.) | 0.53% (2002 est.) |
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Netherlands Antilles | 0.97% (2001 est.) | 0.93% (2002 est.) |
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New Caledonia | 1.48% (2001 est.) | 1.43% (2002 est.) |
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New Zealand | 1.14% (2001 est.) | 1.12% (2002 est.) |
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Nicaragua | 2.15% (2001 est.) | 2.09% (2002 est.) |
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Niger | 2.72% (2001 est.) | 2.7% (2002 est.) |
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Nigeria | 2.61% (2001 est.) | 2.54% (2002 est.) |
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Niue | 0.5% (2001 est.) | 0.5% (2002 est.) |
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Norfolk Island | -0.71% (2001 est.) | -0.69% (2002 est.) |
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Northern Mariana Islands | 3.62% (2001 est.) | 3.49% (2002 est.) |
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Norway | 0.49% (2001 est.) | 0.47% (2002 est.) |
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Oman | 3.43% (2001 est.) | 3.41% (2002 est.) |
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Pakistan | 2.11% (2001 est.) | 2.06% (2002 est.) |
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Palau | 1.69% (2001 est.) | 1.61% (2002 est.) |
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Panama | 1.3% (2001 est.) | 1.26% (2002 est.) |
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Papua New Guinea | 2.43% (2001 est.) | 2.39% (2002 est.) |
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Paraguay | 2.6% (2001 est.) | 2.57% (2002 est.) |
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Peru | 1.7% (2001 est.) | 1.66% (2002 est.) |
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Philippines | 2.03% (2001 est.) | 1.99% (2002 est.) |
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Pitcairn Islands | -2.08% (2001 est.) | -1.32% (2002 est.) |
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Poland | -0.03% (2001 est.) | -0.02% (2002 est.) |
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Portugal | 0.18% (2001 est.) | 0.18% (2002 est.) |
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Puerto Rico | 0.54% (2001 est.) | 0.51% (2002 est.) |
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Qatar | 3.18% (2001 est.) | 3.02% (2002 est.) |
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Reunion | 1.57% (2001 est.) | 1.52% (2002 est.) |
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Romania | -0.21% (2001 est.) | -0.21% (2002 est.) |
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Russia | -0.35% (2001 est.) | -0.33% (2002 est.) |
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Rwanda | 1.16% (2001 est.) | 1.16% (2002 est.) |
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Saint Helena | 0.72% (2001 est.) | 0.7% (2002 est.) |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.11% (2001 est.) | 0.01% (2002 est.) |
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Saint Lucia | 1.23% (2001 est.) | - |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.43% (2001 est.) | 0.35% (2002 est.) |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.4% (2001 est.) | 0.37% (2002 est.) |
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Samoa | -0.23% (2001 est.) | -0.25% (2002 est.) |
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San Marino | 1.45% (2001 est.) | 1.41% (2002 est.) |
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Sao Tome and Principe | 3.18% (2001 est.) | 3.18% (2002 est.) |
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Saudi Arabia | 3.27% (2001 est.) | 3.27% (2002 est.) |
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Senegal | 2.93% (2001 est.) | 2.91% (2002 est.) |
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Serbia and Montenegro | - | -0.12% (2002 est.) |
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Seychelles | 0.49% (2001 est.) | 0.47% (2002 est.) |
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Sierra Leone | 3.61% (2001 est.) | 3.21% (2002 est.) |
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Singapore | 3.5% (2001 est.) | 3.46% (2002 est.) |
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Slovakia | 0.13% (2001 est.) | 0.14% (2002 est.) |
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Slovenia | 0.14% (2001 est.) | 0.14% (2002 est.) |
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Solomon Islands | 2.98% (2001 est.) | 2.91% (2002 est.) |
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Somalia | 3.48% (2001 est.) | 3.46% (2002 est.) |
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South Africa | 0.26% (2001 est.) | 0.02% (2002 est.) |
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Spain | 0.1% (2001 est.) | 0.09% (2002 est.) |
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Sri Lanka | 0.87% (2001 est.) | 0.85% (2002 est.) |
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Sudan | 2.79% (2001 est.) | 2.73% (2002 est.) |
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Suriname | 0.6% (2001 est.) | 0.55% (2002 est.) |
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Svalbard | -3.55% (2001 est.) | -1.99% (2002 est.) |
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Swaziland | 1.83% (2001 est.) | 1.63% (2002 est.) |
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Sweden | 0.02% (2001 est.) | 0.02% (2002 est.) |
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Switzerland | 0.27% (2001 est.) | 0.24% (2002 est.) |
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Syria | 2.54% (2001 est.) | 2.5% (2002 est.) |
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Taiwan | 0.8% (2001 est.) | 0.78% (2002 est.) |
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Tajikistan | 2.12% (2001 est.) | 2.12% (2002 est.) |
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Tanzania | 2.61% (2001 est.) | 2.6% (2002 est.) |
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Thailand | 0.91% (2001 est.) | 0.88% (2002 est.) |
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Togo | 2.6% (2001 est.) | 2.48% (2002 est.) |
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Tokelau | -0.92% (2001 est.) | -0.92% (2002 est.) |
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Tonga | 1.79% (2001 est.) | 1.85% (2002 est.) |
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Trinidad and Tobago | -0.51% (2001 est.) | -0.52% (2002 est.) |
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Tunisia | 1.15% (2001 est.) | 1.12% (2002 est.) |
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Turkey | 1.24% (2001 est.) | 1.2% (2002 est.) |
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Turkmenistan | 1.85% (2001 est.) | 1.84% (2002 est.) |
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Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.41% (2001 est.) | 3.28% (2002 est.) |
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Tuvalu | 1.4% (2001 est.) | 1.4% (2002 est.) |
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Uganda | 2.93% (2001 est.) | 2.94% (2002 est.) |
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Ukraine | -0.78% (2001 est.) | -0.72% (2002 est.) |
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United Arab Emirates | 1.59% (2001 est.) | 1.58% (2002 est.) |
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United Kingdom | 0.23% (2001 est.) | 0.21% (2002 est.) |
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United States | 0.9% (2001 est.) | 0.89% (2002 est.) |
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Uruguay | 0.78% (2001 est.) | 0.79% (2002 est.) |
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Uzbekistan | 1.6% (2001 est.) | 1.62% (2002 est.) |
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Vanuatu | 1.7% (2001 est.) | 1.66% (2002 est.) |
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Venezuela | 1.56% (2001 est.) | 1.52% (2002 est.) |
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Vietnam | 1.45% (2001 est.) | 1.43% (2002 est.) |
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Virgin Islands | 1.06% (2001 est.) | 1.04% (2002 est.) |
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Wallis and Futuna | NA% | NA (2002 est.) |
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West Bank | 3.48% (2001 est.) | 3.39% (2002 est.) |
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Western Sahara | - | NA (2002 est.) |
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World | 1.25% (2001 est.) | 1.23% (2002 est.) |
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Yemen | 3.38% (2001 est.) | 3.4% (2002 est.) |
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Yugoslavia | -0.27% (2001 est.) | - |
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Zambia | 1.93% (2001 est.) | 1.9% (2002 est.) |
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Zimbabwe | 0.15% (2001 est.) | 0.05% (2002 est.) |