The 2026 Rankings
Immigration Demand
Is the country actively seeking immigrants? Aging population, skill shortages, labor needs.
63 Countries Ranked
5.7 Average Score
9.5 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 63 Countries
1 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 9.5 2 Qatar Middle East & Africa 9.0 3 Canada Americas 8.5 4 Germany Europe 8.0 5 Australia Asia-Pacific 8.0 6 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 7.5 7 Japan Asia-Pacific 7.0 8 South Korea Asia-Pacific 7.0 9 Spain Europe 6.5 10 Uruguay Americas 6.5 11 Panama Americas 6.5 12 Singapore Asia-Pacific 6.5 13 Malta Europe 6.5 14 Ireland Europe 6.5 15 Croatia Europe 6.5 16 Georgia Middle East & Africa 6.5 17 Romania Europe 6.5 18 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.5 19 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 6.5 20 Portugal Europe 6.0 21 Thailand Asia-Pacific 6.0 22 Netherlands Europe 6.0 23 Cyprus Europe 6.0 24 Costa Rica Americas 6.0 25 Czechia Europe 6.0 26 armenia Other 6.0 27 Italy Europe 5.5 28 Greece Europe 5.5 29 Dominican Republic Americas 5.5 30 France Europe 5.5 31 Austria Europe 5.5 32 Colombia Americas 5.5 33 Ecuador Americas 5.5 34 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 5.5 35 Estonia Europe 5.5 36 Bulgaria Europe 5.5 37 Serbia Europe 5.5 38 antigua Other 5.5 39 Lithuania Europe 5.5 40 slovenia Other 5.5 41 Montenegro Europe 5.5 42 Albania Europe 5.5 43 United Kingdom Europe 5.0 44 Hungary Europe 5.0 45 Argentina Americas 5.0 46 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 5.0 47 Brazil Americas 5.0 48 st-kitts Other 5.0 49 grenada Other 5.0 50 dominica Other 5.0 51 Latvia Europe 5.0 52 Mexico Americas 4.5 53 us Other 4.5 54 russia Other 4.5 55 Chile Americas 4.5 56 Turkey Middle East & Africa 4.5 57 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 4.5 58 Andorra Europe 4.0 59 Switzerland Europe 4.0 60 Philippines Asia-Pacific 4.0 61 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 3.5 62 china Other 3.0 63 South Africa Middle East & Africa 3.0