Historical levels of migration flows
THE INCREASE IN HUMANITARIAN (EXC. UKRAINIAN REFUGEES) AND LABOUR MIGRATION EXPLAINS THE INCREASE IN PERMANENT MIGRATION TO OECD COUNTRIES OF 26% OVER 2021 AND 14% OVER 2019
Record levels of permanent migration to OECD countries in 2022
Of the total in 2022, 21% of migration was for work-related reasons, 36.4% more than in 2021
The Ukrainian refugee crisis is the largest displacement in Europe since World War II
Employment status of immigrants in OECD countries
IN MOST OECD COUNTRIES, WORKING CONDITIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS ARE IMPROVING. IN MORE THAN HALF OF THEM, THEIR EMPLOYMENT RATE IS THE HIGHEST IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES
The ▲ in the employment rate of immigrants in the OECD in 2022 leaves it only 4 tenths of a pp below that of natives
Unemployment among immigrants has been reduced from an average of 9.3% in 2021 to 7.6% in 2022, but remains 2.4 pp higher than for the native-born
In Spain, the employment rate of immigrants with low or medium education exceeds that of the native-born