This chart shows the actual — and perceived — number of immigrants in 9 countries

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August 15, 2017 5:23 PM

The number of immigrants living in the US is nowhere near as high as people think it is.

Anti-immigrant sentiment is on the rise across the US and Europe.

US is near an all-time high at 13.5%, according to nonpartisan think tank Migration Policy Institute. But the number of immigrants living in the US is nowhere near as high as people think it is, according to a chart by Deutsche Bank using data from the O. In fact, it is nearly a third of what people think it is.

The below chart shows the actual and perceived number of immigrants in nine countries.

The US isn't the only nation where the immigrant population is lower than what people perceive it to be. Take a look:

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