EU Employment Rate: Foreign-Born Workers by Country (2025)
EU Employment Rate: Foreign-Born Workers in 2025: 68.9 % of population (20–64, foreign-born) EU-27 average.
EU-27 (2025)
68.9
% of population (20–64, foreign-born)
+0.5pp YoY
Highest
85.7
Slovakia
Lowest
52.2
Bulgaria
Countries
25
EU member states
Data
| Country | % of population (20–64, foreign-born) | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 85.7 | +13.5pp |
| Poland | 83.8 | -1.4pp |
| Czechia | 83.6 | +0.2pp |
| Ireland | 81.6 | +0.8pp |
| Croatia | 81 | +3.6pp |
| Lithuania | 80.4 | +3.3pp |
| Portugal | 79.8 | +5pp |
| Cyprus | 79.3 | +1.5pp |
| Estonia | 78.4 | +1.4pp |
| Slovenia | 77.8 | -0.9pp |
| Luxembourg | 77.3 | +0.4pp |
| Netherlands | 72.8 | -1.3pp |
| Greece | 72.1 | +9.4pp |
| Austria | 71.4 | -0.1pp |
| Latvia | 70.3 | -0.4pp |
| Sweden | 70.3 | +0.1pp |
| Hungary | 69.3 | +2.9pp |
| Germany | 69.2 | +0.1pp |
| Spain | 67 | +1.1pp |
| Italy | 66.8 | +0.5pp |
| Belgium | 65 | +0.5pp |
| Romania | 64.5 | -4.7pp |
| France | 61.5 | +0.1pp |
| Finland | 60.8 | -2.8pp |
| Bulgaria | 52.2 | -1.5pp |
About this Dataset
The EU-27 aggregate stood at 68.9 % of population (20–64, foreign-born) in 2025. The EU-27 aggregate changed by +0.5pp year-on-year. Across the 25 member states covered, Slovakia recorded the highest reading at 85.7, while Bulgaria posted the lowest at 52.2 — a within-EU spread of 33.5 percentage points.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. All values are harmonised across member states using a consistent methodology to ensure cross-country comparability.
Coverage spans 2010 through 2025, updated annually. The chart above shows the EU-27 aggregate trend; the table below ranks all member states by their latest reported value.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks employment rates for foreign-born workers across EU member states. Compare with native-born rates to quantify the employment integration gap. It is published by Eurostat, covers EU-27 member states, and is updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Updated annually.
Structural differences in labour market institutions, collective bargaining coverage, employment protection legislation, sectoral composition, and social security system design drive divergence across member states. Slovakia (85.7) and Bulgaria (52.2) represent the extremes of a 33.5-point spread within the bloc.