Migrant Integration Policy Index
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First published in 2004,[1] the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) is a country index and accompanying study that evaluates integration policies for migrants in all EU countries and three other non-EU countries based on established criteria.
The study was conducted jointly by 25 organizations, including the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation, under the leadership of the British Council. Co-financed by the EU INTI program for the integration of non-EU foreigners, it is usually updated every four years.
MIPEX measures indicators in various areas, such as:
- Labor market mobility
- Possibility of family reunification
- Access to educational opportunities
- Access to health services
- Possibility of long-term residence
- Possibility of political participation
- Access to citizenship of the host country
- Anti-discrimination measures
Country ranking
In 2011, Sweden was the only European country to be awarded the rating "favorable" (the top level in the favorable half). Access to the labor market for migrants was outstanding there, which earned it the "best practice" award. Germany ranked 12th overall at that time. By the end of 2025, Finland (84 pts. / 2024) and Portugal (83 pts. / 2023) ranked just two and three points, respectively, behind Sweden (86 pts. / 2023).[2] "Sweden's comprehensive approach to integration has remained largely unchanged since 2019, as reflected in its consistent overall score of 86 on the 100-point MIPEX scale."[3]