Which is the most multi-ethnic Southern European country?

[Sebastianus Rex]

Which is precisely my question - overall, is Portugal more multi-ethnic for having more long-term/settled immigrant populations, or are the other two more multi-ethnic given that they attract a lot more recent immigrants (either to stay or who are in transit)?

I think the later because the numbers are higher and growing, 10 or 20 years ago it would be different.

But I think the user aruncaz gave a good answer, Bosnia-Herzegovina is by excellence a multiethnic nation although not multiracial.

[reboun]

They have a lot of internal diversity with their different ethno-religious groups, but apart from some Middle Eastern immigrants in transit how big is the foreign-born population there?

I guess it is not so much, around 1-2% maybe. Then, the most diverse Southern European country is Spain, in my opinion.

[Cristiano viejo]

I guess it is not so much, around 1-2% maybe. Then, the most diverse Southern European country is Spain, in my opinion.

How is Spain diverse? tell me.

[Tooting Carmen]

How is Spain diverse? tell me.

Around 15% of the population is of foreign origin, plus the 1 million or so Gypsies.

[Cristiano viejo]

Around 15% of the population is of foreign origin, plus the 1 million or so Gypsies.

Ah, I understand, you mean percentage of immigrants... that is not very different than the percentage in Italy or Greece and nothing compared with the 2nd, 3rd and whatnot generation of immigrants in Portugal or Bulgaria.

[Damião de Góis]

If your question doesn't include these people, then it's not Portugal:

Spoiler!

[Cristiano viejo]

If your question doesn't include these people, then it's not Portugal:

Sorry, they are included.

[Tooting Carmen]

Ah, I understand, you mean percentage of immigrants... that is not very different than the percentage in Italy or Greece and nothing compared with the 2nd, 3rd and whatnot generation of immigrants in Portugal or Bulgaria.

Taking into account the combination of all the following:

(1) Proportion of immigrants and variety of countries of origin.
(2) Longstanding ethnic minorities like Jews and Gypsies.
(3) Internal ethno-religious diversity, as found especially in Bosnia.

[Tooting Carmen]

If your question doesn't include these people, then it's not Portugal:

Well I do include them. From what I gather, Lisbon is the third most Black capital city in Europe after London and Paris. (On the other hand, Porto struck me as being pretty White).

[Cristiano viejo]

Taking into account the combination of all the following:

(1) Proportion of immigrants and variety of countries of origin.
(2) Longstanding ethnic minorities like Jews and Gypsies.
(3) Internal ethno-religious diversity, as found especially in Bosnia.

(1) All the countries have immigrants from 7636675355634 different countries.
(2) Spain has more Gypsies than all the rest of SE, except than Greece and of course Bulgaria. I am talking percentually, of course, because it is what matters. No idea about Jews. Probably Italy and Greece have more than Spain. Bulgaria also has a very important amount of Turks and Italy of Albanians in the south and Germans in the north.
(3) Bulgaria would be the most diverse by far.

Taking into account the combination that you talk, Spain would not be the most diverse.