Wealthy nations reap huge benefits from immigration, study finds (opens original article in a new tab)

A study finds that wealthy nations with high immigration rates experienced substantial economic growth, with productivity and GDP per worker increasing significantly due to immigrant inflows.

• Wealthy nations with high immigration rates saw significant economic benefits, including increased GDP per worker.
• Immigration contributed up to one-third of economic growth in countries like Spain, Italy, and the UK between 1990 and 2024.
• The study suggests that countries like Canada and Australia could absorb more immigrants without negative impacts on productivity.