Employed recent immigrants by country of birth by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
89.1
Iceland
Lowest
30.5
Greece
Median
73.1
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
506
What the numbers show
Employed recent immigrants by country of birth is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 89.1 in Iceland; the lowest is 30.5 in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.1, and the mean is 67.19.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 98.0%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 50.1%).
Employed recent immigrants by country of birth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 89.1 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 88.9 | 2024 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 88.9 | 2024 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 84.1 | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 83.8 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 81.6 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 80.2 | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 7 | Czechia | 80.2 | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 80.2 | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 79.4 | 2025 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 77.7 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 77.7 | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 77.7 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 77.7 | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 11 | Malta | 77.7 | 2020 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 73.8 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 73.1 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Austria | 71.5 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 71.4 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 71.3 | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 64.9 | 2025 | up 22.5% | flat |
| 22 | France | 62.5 | 2025 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 23 | Finland | 57.1 | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 24 | Spain | 54.8 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 51 | 2025 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 48.7 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 48.7 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 46.3 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 46.3 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 44.4 | 2020 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 44.4 | 2020 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Türkiye | 31.8 | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 30.5 | 2020 | down 50.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.