The findings of our Multiculturalism Policy Index reveal a number of interesting developments. For example, despite the perception of a backlash and retreat from immigrant multiculturalism, the evidence suggests that multiculturalism policies have persisted, and in many cases, continue to expand.
Graphs Tracking Immigrant Multiculturalism Policies
These graphs show that this trend is related to the size of the foreign-born population: in general, those countries with the largest growth in the size of immigrant minorities from 1980 to 2020 are also those countries which have strengthened their MCPs.
Graph 1: Immigrant Multiculturalism Policies by size of foreign-born population, 1980
Graph 2: Immigrant Multiculturalism Policies by size of foreign-born population, 1990
Graph 3: Immigrant Multiculturalism Policies by size of foreign-born population, 2000
Graph 4: Immigrant Multiculturalism Policies by size of foreign-born population, 2010
Graph 5: Immigrant Multiculturalism Policies by size of foreign-born population, 2020
Maps Tracking Immigrant Multiculturalism Policies
The maps below show the strength of immigration multiculturalism policies in twenty-one countries through 4 decades, revealing a clear trend towards stronger MCPs over that 40 year period.
Map 1: Mapping the strength of multiculturalism policies: 21 countries, 1980
Map 2: Mapping the strength of multiculturalism policies: 21 countries, 1990
Map 3: Mapping the strength of multiculturalism policies: 21 countries, 2000
Map 4: Mapping the strength of multiculturalism policies: 21 countries, 2010
Map 5: Mapping the strength of multiculturalism policies: 21 countries, 2020
