International Migration Outlook 2025

The International Migration Outlook captures how migration flows, labour shortages, and demographic pressures are reshaping economies across the OECD. The report highlights shifting migration patterns, tighter asylum systems, and the increasing importance of employers in helping immigrants move into better-paying sectors. It also shows how foreign-born doctors and nurses have become essential to meeting healthcare workforce gaps, even as countries struggle with credentialing and ethical recruitment challenges. Together, these trends paint a picture of migration as both an economic necessity and a policy area undergoing rapid transformation.