Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
100
Iceland
Lowest
45.7
Hungary
Median
80.25
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
488
What the numbers show
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 100 in Iceland; the lowest is 45.7 in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 80.25, and the mean is 76.71.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 13 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 | 2025 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 2 | Slovenia | 95.1 | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 95.1 | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 88.7 | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 88.5 | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 88.5 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 7 | Malta | 88.3 | 2020 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 86.1 | 2025 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 9 | Czechia | 86 | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 85.9 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 83 | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 83 | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 13 | Netherlands | 82.7 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 82.7 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 81.2 | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 16 | Belgium | 80.8 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 79.7 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 78.2 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 77.1 | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 77 | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 21 | France | 72.6 | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 22 | Cyprus | 72.4 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 72.3 | 2025 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 24 | Poland | 69.2 | 2020 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 24 | Poland | 69.2 | 2020 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 66.3 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 66.3 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 64.1 | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 51.1 | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 51.1 | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 31 | Greece | 46.7 | 2020 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 32 | Hungary | 45.7 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.