Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology (HRST) by NACE Rev. 2 activity by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
1,818 Thousand
United Kingdom
Lowest
2.8 Thousand
Montenegro
Median
75.5 Thousand
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
600

What the numbers show

Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology (HRST) by NACE Rev. 2 activity is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 1,818 Thousand in United Kingdom; the lowest is 2.8 Thousand in Montenegro.

The median across all reporting countries is 75.5 Thousand, and the mean is 274.43 Thousand.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 649.

Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 33.3%).

Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 1,818 Thousand 2019 up 73.3% rising
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,818 Thousand 2019 up 73.3% rising
3 Germany 1,655 Thousand 2020 up 52.3% rising
4 France 1,054 Thousand 2020 up 95.9% rising
5 Spain 646.2 Thousand 2020 up 66.0% rising
6 Türkiye 539.1 Thousand 2020 up 115.7% rising
7 Poland 480.7 Thousand 2020 up 57.7% rising
7 Poland 480.7 Thousand 2020 up 57.7% rising
9 Netherlands 401.7 Thousand 2020 up 40.3% rising
9 Netherlands 401.7 Thousand 2020 up 40.3% rising
11 Italy 373.2 Thousand 2020 up 24.0% flat
12 Switzerland 246.8 Thousand 2020 up 159.0% rising
13 Belgium 163.5 Thousand 2020 up 34.5% rising
14 Denmark 152.2 Thousand 2020 up 37.4% rising
15 Austria 147.2 Thousand 2020 up 73.8% rising
16 Norway 129.8 Thousand 2020 up 37.2% rising
17 Portugal 126.4 Thousand 2020 up 95.4% rising
18 Finland 117.9 Thousand 2020 up 45.7% rising
19 Hungary 113.2 Thousand 2020 up 172.8% rising
20 Sweden 112.9 Thousand 2020 up 31.0% rising
21 Czechia 87.5 Thousand 2020 down 2.5% rising
22 Greece 75.5 Thousand 2020 up 59.3% rising
23 Lithuania 72.2 Thousand 2020 up 70.3% rising
23 Lithuania 72.2 Thousand 2020 up 70.3% rising
25 Serbia 53 Thousand 2020 up 146.5% rising
26 Croatia 43.1 Thousand 2020 up 140.8% rising
26 Croatia 43.1 Thousand 2020 up 140.8% rising
28 Slovenia 34.3 Thousand 2020 up 49.8% rising
28 Slovenia 34.3 Thousand 2020 up 49.8% rising
30 Slovakia 32.9 Thousand 2020 up 34.3% rising
30 Slovakia 32.9 Thousand 2020 up 34.3% rising
32 Bulgaria 30.9 Thousand 2020 up 17.9% falling
33 Romania 30.8 Thousand 2020 down 28.0% falling
34 Estonia 29.3 Thousand 2020 up 123.7% rising
34 Estonia 29.3 Thousand 2020 up 123.7% rising
36 Latvia 24.6 Thousand 2020 up 31.6% rising
36 Latvia 24.6 Thousand 2020 up 31.6% rising
38 Cyprus 21.2 Thousand 2020 up 86.0% rising
39 Luxembourg 16.5 Thousand 2020 up 101.2% rising
40 North Macedonia 13.8 Thousand 2020 up 200.0% volatile
41 Malta 8.5 Thousand 2020 up 193.1% rising
42 Iceland 8.3 Thousand 2020 up 50.9% rising
43 Montenegro 2.8 Thousand 2020 down 33.3% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology (HRST) by NACE Rev. 2 activity
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 600 data points, 2008–2020
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