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20 countries with the highest foreign-born labor force worldwide in 2025 (in millions)

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Release date

January 2026

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2025*

Age group

15 years and older

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Includes both part-time and full-time employees

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

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Countries with the highest foreign-born labor force 2025

Published by S. Galan, Apr 30, 2026

The United States was, by far, the country with the highest number of foreigners in its workforce. In 2025, there were more than ** million foreign-born citizens in the U.S. workforce. Germany had the second-highest foreign labor force at over **** million, followed by the United Kingdom and Canada. A high number of the countries on the list are EU members.

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