Employed recent immigrants by country of birth by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
89.1
Iceland
Lowest
30.5
Greece
Median
73.45
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
447
What the numbers show
Employed recent immigrants by country of birth is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 89.1 in Iceland; the lowest is 30.5 in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.45, and the mean is 69.07.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 7 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 |
| 3 | Norway | 84.1 | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 4 | Ireland | 83.8 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 81.6 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 80.2 | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 6 | Czechia | 80.2 | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 79.3 | 2025 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 9 | Sweden | 77.7 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 77.7 | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 77.7 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 12 | Malta | 74.2 | 2025 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 13 | Belgium | 73.8 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 73.1 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 71.5 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 71.4 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 71.3 | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 64.9 | 2025 | up 22.5% | flat |
| 19 | France | 62.5 | 2025 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 20 | Finland | 57.1 | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 21 | Spain | 54.8 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 51 | 2025 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 48.7 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 46.3 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 44.4 | 2020 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 26 | 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.