Of the foreigners in Germany, Turks were by far the largest group, numbering 2.4% of the population. Italians accounted for 0.7%; Greeks for 0.4%; Poles made up 0.4%; and various other groups—made up largely of people fleeing the war in the former Yugoslavia—made up the remaining 4.6%. Even persons born and reared in Germany are considered foreigners unless ethnically German or naturalized.