Migrant integration
Population stocks, labour market outcomes and protection flows for migrants.
52.2% of Adult Non-EU Citizens in the Netherlands Risk Poverty or Exclusion
45.3% of non-EU citizens aged 18 and over in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2025, against 18.2% of nationals.
In Sweden, Non-EU Citizens Are Unemployed at 3.5 Times the Rate of Swedes
Non-EU citizens aged 20 to 64 faced 12.3% unemployment in the EU in 2025, against 5.2% for nationals.
More EU Residence Permits Are Held for Family Reasons Than for Work
27,768,258 residence permits held by non-EU citizens were valid across the EU on 31 December 2025, a derived rise of 4.6% on the count a year earlier.
Non-EU Immigrants Are Less Likely to Be in Work Than the Native-Born
68.6% of people aged 20 to 64 born outside the EU were in employment in 2025, against 77.2% of those born in the country where they live: a gap of 8.6 points, derived from the two published rates.
Immigrants' Children in the EU Run Twice the Poverty Risk of Other Children
In 2025, 40.3% of children in the EU whose parents were born abroad were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, against 18.5% of children whose parents were born in the country where they live: more than twice the rate, a derived gap of 21.8 points.
In Greece, 85.3% of Working Non-EU Citizens With a Degree Are Overqualified
41.4% of employed non-EU citizens with tertiary education in the EU worked in jobs below their qualification level in 2025, against 20.0% of nationals.