Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology (HRST) by age by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
786.7
United Kingdom
Lowest
1.7
Montenegro
Median
29.2
Years covered
25
1996–2020
Data points
1,015
What the numbers show
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology (HRST) by age is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 786.7 in United Kingdom; the lowest is 1.7 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.2, and the mean is 117.83.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 463.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 26.1%).
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science … age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 786.7 | 2019 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 786.7 | 2019 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 713.7 | 2020 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 4 | France | 521.2 | 2020 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 339.9 | 2020 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 302.6 | 2020 | up 38.7% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 191.4 | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 191.4 | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 170.6 | 2020 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 170.6 | 2020 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 160.1 | 2020 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 12 | Switzerland | 109.2 | 2020 | up 179.3% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 75.4 | 2020 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 68.1 | 2020 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 66.6 | 2020 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 57.6 | 2020 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 51.9 | 2020 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 44.9 | 2020 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 43.3 | 2020 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Sweden | 39.4 | 2020 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 33.8 | 2020 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 33.1 | 2020 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 29.2 | 2020 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 29.2 | 2020 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 25.8 | 2020 | up 207.1% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 25.8 | 2020 | up 207.1% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 22.8 | 2020 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 22.8 | 2020 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 18.7 | 2020 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovenia | 16.3 | 2020 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 16.3 | 2020 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 32 | Slovakia | 16.2 | 2020 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 32 | Slovakia | 16.2 | 2020 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 13.8 | 2020 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 13.2 | 2020 | up 230.0% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 13.2 | 2020 | up 230.0% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 12.8 | 2020 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 9.5 | 2020 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 38 | Latvia | 9.5 | 2020 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 8.2 | 2020 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 7.6 | 2020 | up 245.5% | volatile |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 7.6 | 2020 | up 245.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Malta | 4.2 | 2020 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Iceland | 3.5 | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 1.7 | 2020 | down 26.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.