The OECD’s Indicators of Talent Attractiveness (ITA) second edition, published in April 2025, updates the 2019 benchmarks using data up to 2023.
The report of the OECD assesses 38 OECD countries across three main migrant profiles: highly skilled workers (with advanced degrees), entrepreneurs, and international students, plus a new category for start-up founders. The rankings combine socioeconomic factors (e.g., opportunities, quality of life) with migration policies (e.g., visas, eligibility).
And the results are bad, really bad. Out of 38 states evaluated, Israel is in an embarrassing place, 33rd. An absolute no-go.
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Israel continues to rank near the bottom, with declines since 2019, primarily due to restrictive admission policies despite strong innovation ecosystems. It groups with low performers like Greece, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Türkiye across profiles.
“A handful of countries consistently rank at the lower end for all migrant profiles, including Türkiye, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Greece, and Israel”, stressed the report. For international students, Israel ranks 37th, down from 32nd (2019).
According to Calcalist, based on the most recent figures of the Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel), about 28.000 Israelis left Israel, but only 25.000 olim, as a new low.
There are many reasons, one is that in the Western Galut, it is very clearly understood that you make in reality Aliyah into a socialist styled state with high taxes, high costs of living and rather bad living conditions.
So, many refrain. Without a reform of the deep state and the judicial system, we will probably see an even sharper decline. Israel needs governance and not bowing to criminals.
The political debate on this disastrous status quo is almost nonexistent in Israel. Talents and olim seem to avoid Israel. That’s not good for Israel. Israel needs Aliyah and industrious people. Israel should open the windows. A closed shop state and society without a welcome culture for olim and qualified migrants is bound to collapse.