Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
100.0%
Iceland
Lowest
45.7%
Hungary
Median
80.2%
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
428
What the numbers show
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Iceland; the lowest is 45.7% in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 80.2%, and the mean is 77.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 61.7%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 38.4%).
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2025 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 2 | Slovenia | 95.1% | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 88.7% | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 88.5% | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 4 | Norway | 88.5% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 6 | Malta | 88.3% | 2020 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 7 | Czechia | 86.0% | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 85.9% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 85.8% | 2025 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 83.0% | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands | 82.7% | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 81.2% | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 13 | Belgium | 80.8% | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 79.7% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 78.2% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 77.1% | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 77.0% | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 18 | France | 72.6% | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 19 | Cyprus | 72.4% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 72.3% | 2025 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 21 | Poland | 69.2% | 2020 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 22 | Croatia | 66.3% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 64.1% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 51.1% | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 46.7% | 2020 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 45.7% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |