| Cities greater than 25% Foreign Born | |||||
| City | Country | Census Year | Metropolitan Population | Foreign Born | % Foregin Born |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 2005 | 1,272,000 | 1,056,000 | 83.02% |
| Miami | United States of America | 2000 | 2,253,362 | 1,147,765 | 50.94% |
| Toronto | Canada | 2001 | 4,647,960 | 2,091,100 | 44.99% |
| Muscat | Oman | 2000 | 661,000 | 294,881 | 44.61% |
| Hong Kong | China | 2005 | 7,039,169 | 2,998,686 | 42.60% |
| Vancouver | Canada | 2001 | 1,967,475 | 767,715 | 39.02% |
| Mecca | Saudi Arabia | 1996 | 4,467,670 | 1,686,595 | 37.75% |
| Los Angeles | United States of America | 2000 | 9,519,338 | 3,449,444 | 36.24% |
| Tel Aviv-Yafo | Israel | 2002 | 2,075,500 | 747,400 | 36.01% |
| Medina | Saudi Arabia | 2000 | 5,448,773 | 1,893,213 | 34.75% |
| San Jose | United States of America | 2000 | 1,682,585 | 573,130 | 34.06% |
| New York | United States of America | 2000 | 9,314,235 | 3,139,647 | 33.71% |
| Singapore | Singapore | 2000 | 4,017,733 | 1,350,632 | 33.62% |
| Auckland | New Zealand | 2001 | 1,103,466 | 354,126 | 32.09% |
| San Francisco | United States of America | 2000 | 1,731,183 | 554,819 | 32.05% |
| Perth | Australia | 2001 | 1,336,239 | 422,547 | 31.62% |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 2000 | 4,730,330 | 1,477,601 | 31.24% |
| Sydney | Australia | 2001 | 3,961,451 | 1,235,908 | 31.20% |
| Jerusalem | Israel | 2002 | 678,300 | 208,700 | 30.77% |
| Orange County | United States of America | 2000 | 2,846,289 | 849,899 | 29.86% |
| Melbourne | Australia | 2001 | 3,367,169 | 960,145 | 28.51% |
| Brussels | Belgium | 2005 | 1,006,749 | 265,211 | 26.34% |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | 2005 | 742,951 | 211,260 | 28.44% |
| Frankfurt | Germany | 2000 | 650,705 | 181,184 | 27.84% |
| Tbilisi | Georgia | 1999 | 1,339,105 | 370,932 | 27.70% |
| London | United Kingdom | 2001 | 7,172,091 | 1,940,390 | 27.05% |
| Rotterdam | Netherlands | 2005 | 596,597 | 157,395 | 26.38% |
| Bergen Passaic | United States of America | 2000 | 1,373,167 | 352,592 | 25.68% |
| Fort Lauderdale | United States of America | 2000 | 1,623,018 | 410,387 | 25.29% |