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Settling-in Index 2026

The 2026 edition, frozen on 2026-09-29. It does not change when the data does; the next edition is built from the data of September 2027.

Key findings

  • Canada ranks first of 36 destinations in the Settling-in Index 2026, with 90 of 100.
  • Japan and Saudi Arabia share the last place of the 36, with 29 of 100 each (2026).
  • The median destination scores 62 of 100 in the 2026 edition.
  • Portugal has the highest integration-policy score of the 36: 94 of 100 in MIPEX (2020).
  • Where English is not the first language, the Netherlands scores highest on the EF English Proficiency Index: 624 points (2025).

Press note

The ranking

RankDestinationScoreIntegration policyEnglishForeign communityLanguage courses
1Canada9076100—100
2New Zealand8659100100100
3Norway81858271—
4Australia7837100100100
5Sweden78918031100
6Germany76818359—
7Portugal7594815850
8Estonia73695672100
9Finland71917729—
10United States71691005950
11Switzerland706357100—
12Austria6959838060
13Ireland662210065100
14Netherlands65658736—
15Belgium63567956—
16Czechia63546636100
17Croatia62508416100
18Denmark6265814550
19Iceland6233—73100
20Malta6248—10050
21Latvia60337449100
22Bulgaria5748729100
23Greece56617128—
24Spain5667455750
25Poland5131755100
26Slovenia5026—40100
27Italy4967323650
28Romania474678850
29France46524538—
30South Korea45653622—
31Cyprus4424447250
32Lithuania43524721—
33Hungary41377011—
34Slovakia3317785—
35Japan2959013—
36Saudi Arabia29100100—

Not scored: Luxembourg (fewer than three of the four components are published); United Arab Emirates (fewer than three of the four components are published); United Kingdom (fewer than three of the four components are published).

The top and bottom ten

1. Canada902. New Zealand863. Norway814. Australia785. Sweden786. Germany767. Portugal758. Estonia739. Finland7110. United States7127. Italy4928. Romania4729. France4630. South Korea4531. Cyprus4432. Lithuania4333. Hungary4134. Slovakia3335. Japan2936. Saudi Arabia29

Method

Each destination gets one score from 0 to 100 from four components: integration policy (MIPEX, weight 35), getting by in English (the EF English Proficiency Index, weight 25), an established foreign community (foreign residents as a share of the population, weight 20) and language courses for newcomers (the cost of the national programme, weight 20).

A component with no published value is not estimated: the weights are spread over the components the destination has. A destination needs three of the four, integration policy among them, to be scored. The scoring rule of each component is on the index page.

This edition was frozen on 2026-09-29 from the index as the site published it that day; later data do not change it.

How to cite

ImmigrationDB (2026). Settling-in Index 2026. https://immigrationdb.com/indices/settling-in/2026/

Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0, with the credit above; each value keeps its publisher's terms.

Data

The complete table, with every input, its date and its source, is in /data/indices/settling-in/2026.json. A CSV download follows once the terms of every publisher behind the table are recorded.

Sources

  1. MIPEX 2020
  2. IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder
  3. Stats NZ Place and ethnic group summaries — New Zealand (Birthplace, 2023 Census) 2023
  4. New Zealand settlement services
  5. EF EPI 2025
  6. 05182: Persons, by region, sex, immigration category, contents and year 2026
  7. Australia's population by country of birth, Jun 2025 (latest release) 2025
  8. Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
  9. Eurostat 2025
  10. Municipal civic orientation for newly arrived residents
  11. Eurostat 2025
  12. Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (AIMA) 2024
  13. PLA search route through Portal da Oferta Formativa
  14. Eurostat 2025
  15. 2026 free Estonian language courses with named regional locations
  16. Eurostat 2025
  17. ACS 2024 1-year Summary File, table-based format — Table B05002 'Place of Birth by Nativity and Citizenship Status' 2024
  18. Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA)
  19. Permanent and non permanent resident population by Year, Canton (-) / District (>>) / Commune (......), Population type, Citizenship (category), Sex and Age, 2010-2025 (PxWeb table px-x-0102010000_101) 2025
  20. Eurostat 2025
  21. ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes
  22. Eurostat 2025
  23. Education and Training Board adult English language skills and ESOL
  24. Eurostat 2025
  25. Eurostat 2025
  26. Eurostat 2025
  27. Centres for Support of Integration of Foreigners — counselling, language and sociocultural support
  28. Eurostat 2025
  29. Croatian language, history and culture course for asylum seekers and persons under subsidiary protection
  30. Eurostat 2025
  31. Danish language training for adult foreign nationals
  32. Foreign citizens 1950-2026 (Statistics Iceland PxWeb table MAN04001) 2026
  33. Directorate of Labour Icelandic courses for registered foreign jobseekers
  34. Eurostat 2025
  35. Lifelong Learning language-course route — Adult Learning Centres
  36. Eurostat 2025
  37. 2026 Latvian language courses for Ukrainian civilians
  38. Eurostat 2025
  39. Free Bulgarian language courses for people displaced from Ukraine
  40. Eurostat 2025
  41. Eurostat 2025
  42. Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network
  43. Eurostat 2025
  44. Polish language classes for foreigners seeking international protection
  45. Eurostat 2025
  46. Initial Integration of Migrants (ZIP) — Slovenian language and society
  47. Eurostat 2025
  48. CPIA public Italian-language and orientation courses for foreign adults
  49. Eurostat 2025
  50. Integration Programme for beneficiaries of international protection and other eligible foreigners
  51. Eurostat 2025
  52. 국적(지역) 및 체류자격별 체류외국인 현황 (Status of Foreign Residents by Nationality/Region and Sojourn Status) — 출입국·외국인정책 통계연보, 법무부 2025
  53. Eurostat 2025
  54. Greek for foreigners and asylum seekers — Adult Education Centres
  55. Eurostat 2025
  56. Eurostat 2025
  57. Eurostat 2025
  58. 在留外国人統計(旧登録外国人統計) 2025年12月末(政府統計コード 00250012、出入国在留管理庁) 2025
  59. MIPEX — Migrant Integration Policy Index, Saudi Arabia country profile 2019
  60. General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia) 2022
  61. Eurostat 2025
  62. MIPEX — Migrant Integration Policy Index, United Arab Emirates country profile 2019