The pollster asked 16,000 people between June 24 and July 16. The countries involved were Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Only 6% of Hungarian respondents said migration could have positive consequences. A total of 85% of those asked in Hungary said the number of migrants increased in the past five years and 57% said migrants pose extra pressure on public services.

Some 41% of Hungarians said migrants could have a negative impact on the labour market but 33% said skilled migrants should be given a chance to find jobs. Only 13% of Hungarians said migrants made Hungary “a more interesting place”, the second lowest rate in the list of 22 countries.

Bobby Duffy, managing director of the Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute, said that in none of the 22 countries surveyed did the majority say migration had a positive impact on their country.

Views against migration were the strongest in Turkey, Italy, Hungary and Russia, he added.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.