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.
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- Slovak Republic 5.23 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup
About this data
This database presents the labour market outcomes of immigrants in terms of employment, unemployment, and participation rates, disaggregated by gender.