Daily Chart_ Europe's Essential Import _ the Economist
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Graphic detail Charts, maps and infographics Daily chart Europe's essential import Jan 28th 2015, 16:23 by THE DATA TEAM IMMIGRANTS have become an easy target for populist politicians in Europe. Sluggish economic growth, an influx of refugees and the recent terrorist attacks in Paris have stirred up public antipathy to foreigners. But Europe's ageing workforces need replenishing. The median age of Europeans living in their own country is 43, compared with 35 for migrants. Britain does particularly well in attracting young and employable foreigners: most are in their 20s and 30s. Some twothirds of the immigrants in Germany, France and Italy are aged between 25 and 64, the prime working age; only around half of the natives are. Immigrants are often better educated than the locals, too. One OECD study found that in twothirds of European countries in 201011, a higher share of immigrants had been to university than the nativeborn population. That helps them to find work, rather than sponge off the state.
Daily Chart_ Europe's Essential Import _ the Economist
