{"id":15912,"date":"2026-11-12T13:45:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T13:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/migration-to-developed-countries-declines-for-second-year-oecd\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T13:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T13:45:57","slug":"migration-to-developed-countries-declines-for-second-year-oecd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/migration-to-developed-countries-declines-for-second-year-oecd\/","title":{"rendered":"Migration to developed countries declines for second year \u2013 OECD"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Migration<\/p>\n

Migration to developed countries dwindled for a second year in a row in 2025, down 1.6 percent compared to the previous year, according to an OECD report published Thursday.<\/p>\n

While still experiencing high numbers, the 38 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries recorded 6.1 million new permanent immigrants in 2025, compared to 6.2 million the previous year.<\/p>\n

There has been a backlash in many Western countries against the arrival of irregular migrants fleeing conflict, authoritarian rule and economic hardship in their home countries.<\/p>\n

Legal humanitarian migration dropped \u201csharply\u201d by 26 percent in 2025 compared with 2024, the report found. Labour migration increased by 13 percent.<\/p>\n

While 2025 marked an overall decline in migration, the number of permanent immigrants settling for the long term was up 12 percent compared with 2019.<\/p>\n

Three countries recorded a notable spike in permanent migrants in 2025.<\/p>\n

Portugal saw a 139-percent increase to 313,600 individuals, resulting from approvals of a backlog of pending residency permits.<\/p>\n

Spain saw a 25-percent increase to 460,500 people, notably after having broadened its residency policies.<\/p>\n

Italy saw a 45-percent increase to 248,800 people, largely attributed to a flux of family and labour migration.<\/p>\n

Other countries saw significant declines in permanent migrants.<\/p>\n

The United States saw a 14-percent drop, although it still leads OECD countries, recording more than 1.2 million permanent migrants in 2025.<\/p>\n

Canada saw a 19-percent decrease to 393,800 people, and the United Kingdom a 32 percent decline to 295,800 people.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Asylum seekers down \u2013<\/h2>\n

India remained the leading country of origin for migratory flows to the OECD in 2024, ahead of China and Colombia, according to the latest available figures.<\/p>\n

The 1.1 million asylum applications in 2025 marked a 22-percent decrease to OECD countries, excluding the United States, compared with the previous year, although remaining about 10 percent higher than 2019 figures.<\/p>\n

Men continue to account for the majority of migratory flows to OECD countries.<\/p>\n

According to the latest available data from 2024, women accounted for about\u00a046 percent of new immigrants.<\/p>\n

The OECD countries that admitted significantly more women than men were the United States and Ireland with 54 percent female immigrants; Sweden with 53 percent, and Israel, Chile, Australia and New Zealand with 52 percent.<\/p>\n

Migration poses an opportunity to boost long-term productivity in many countries, particularly in the face of aging populations, the OECD noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the OECD working-age population set to decrease by 8 percent by 2060, pushing overall growth downwards, reviving productivity growth is key to maintaining living standards,\u201d said Mark Pearson, the OECD\u2019s acting director of\u00a0Employment, Labour and Social Affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cImmigrants now account for 16 percent of employment across the OECD, 3 percentage points more than a decade ago,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

While labour participation rates remain at historic highs across the OECD in 2025, the report stated that the migrant rate was at an average 1.5 percentage points higher than native-born workers in 24 out of 34 OECD countries.<\/p>\n

The question \u201cis not whether migration is good or bad for productivity, but how policies can maximise its potential,\u201d Pearson said.<\/p>\n

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