 The majority of the foreign population in Corsica comes from the Maghreb (particularly Moroccans, who made up 33.5% of all immigrants in Corsica at the 2011 census), and from Southern Europe (particularly Portuguese, 22.7% of all immigrants, followed by the Italians, 13.7%).During the 19th century and the first part of the 20th century, Corsican emigration was significant.Large numbers of Corsicans left the island for the French mainland or foreign countries.