Countries with the highest foreign-born labor force 2022

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Nov 1, 2023
The United States was, by far, the country with the highest number of foreigners in its workforce in 2022. That year, there were more than 32 million foreign-born citizens in the U.S. workforce. Germany had the second highest foreign labor force at nearly nine million, followed by the United Kingdom and Canada. A high number of the countries on the list are EU members.

20 countries with the highest foreign-born labor force worldwide in 2022 (in millions)

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Release date

October 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022*

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

Includes both part-time and full-time employees

Supplementary notes

* The most recent value varies from country to country, reference year is put in brackets.

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