The size, structure and growth of health and pension programmes have, in recent years, been matters of concern to all OECD governments and societies. At issue are not only currently important social and economic questions, but also future difficulties which are likely to arise with the ageing of...

This comparative table includes data related to international immigrants by citizenship and age. Most of the thematic files of the database include three core variables: the country of residence, the country of birth and educational attainment as well as subcategories for gender and age.

When immigrants arrive in a new country, they are confronted with new labour market requirements such as language proficiency, familiarity with job search procedures and work practices which they are not always able to satisfy. These obstacles affect not only new immigrants, but, surprisingly,...