Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex — Unemployment rate by country

This database presents the labour market outcomes of immigrants in terms of employment, unemployment, and participation rates, disaggregated by gender.

Countries reporting
35
Highest
16.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup
Finland
Lowest
3.08 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup
Hungary
Median
7.09 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
770

What the numbers show

Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex — Unemployment rate is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 16.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in Finland; the lowest is 3.08 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in Hungary.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.09 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, and the mean is 7.89 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 81.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 72.0%).

Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 16.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 0.3% falling
1 Estonia 12.71 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 up 36.8% falling
2 Sweden 16.16 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 1.5% rising
2 Türkiye 10.36 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 18.3% flat
3 Greece 15.45 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 55.3% rising
3 Latvia 8.54 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 up 7.1% rising
4 Spain 15.36 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 53.9% rising
4 Lithuania 8.43 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 up 28.9% rising
5 France 11.05 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 33.3% falling
5 Netherlands 5.88 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 54.4% flat
6 Denmark 10.42 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 15.2% falling
6 Slovenia 4.6 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 64.7% falling
7 Belgium 9.73 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 44.8% falling
7 Poland 3.38 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 72.0% falling
8 Austria 9.19 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 9.5% rising
9 Portugal 9.14 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 46.0% rising
10 Italy 8.93 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 45.6% rising
11 Canada 7.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 up 0.1% falling
12 Luxembourg 7.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 0.8% rising
13 Norway 7.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 10.5% flat
14 Chile 7.09 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 up 81.0% rising
15 Switzerland 6.85 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 10.5% rising
16 Germany 6.3 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 20.2% falling
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.03 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 15.1% falling
18 Iceland 5.99 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 21.2% volatile
19 Ireland 5.62 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 58.4% rising
20 Costa Rica 5.52 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 55.5% falling
21 Colombia 5.18 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 61.3% falling
22 Mexico 5 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 26.1% flat
23 Israel 4.57 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2022 down 12.2% falling
24 United States of America 4.32 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 25.0% falling
25 New Zealand 4.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 31.3% falling
26 Australia 4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 33.9% falling
27 Czechia 3.83 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 45.5% falling
28 Hungary 3.08 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 48.5% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex — Unemployment rate
Unit
Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 770 data points, 2000–2024
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This database presents the labour market outcomes of immigrants in terms of employment, unemployment, and participation rates, disaggregated by gender.