Ireland ranked 19 out 38 countries[1] in the 2015 Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) with a score of 52 per cent in eight policy areas for migrant integration.
Ireland performed well in:
- Political participation, scoring 73 per cent (ranking 6 out of 38 countries)
- Anti-discrimination, scoring 66 per cent (ranking 17 out of 38)
- Access to nationality, scoring 59 per cent (14 out of 38)
- Health, with a 58 per cent score (10 out of 38).
However, Ireland scored low in:
- Access to family reunion, scoring 40 per cent (36 out of 38 countries)
- Permanent residency, scoring 49 per cent (35 out of 38)
- Labour market mobility, scoring 36 per cent (33 out of 38)
- Access to education, scoring 30 per cent (30 out of 38).
For more information:
See Key MIPEX findings for Ireland
[1] EU28, Australia, Canda, Iceland, Norway, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey and the US
