Table 1.5 Foreigners and asylum seekers in Switzerland

Origin of foreigners, 1990	Thousands	Per cent
Italy	379	34.4
Yugoslavia	141	12.8
Spain	116	10.6
Portugal	86	7.8
Germany	83	7.6
Turkey	64	5.8
France	50	4.5
Austria	29	2.6
Great Britain	17	1.5
Others	135	12.2
Total	1 100	100.0
Asylum seekers	Number	Quota of recognised refugees (per cent)
1975	1324	91.5
1980	3 020	66.1
1985	9 703	14.2
1990	37 583	4.9
1991	41629	3.0

Sources: Society pour le Developpement de l'Economie Suisse, Miroir statistique de la Suisse 1991 (Geneve: 1992); Bundesamt für Flüchtlinge, Asylstatistik 1991 (Bern: 1992); additional information directly provided by the Bundesamt für Flüchtlinge.