Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
5.2
Malta
Lowest
0.3
Estonia
Median
1.55
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
644
What the numbers show
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 5.2 in Malta; the lowest is 0.3 in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.55, and the mean is 1.81.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 1,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 88.0%).
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 5.2 | 2025 | up 136.4% | rising |
| 2 | Czechia | 4.6 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 4.5 | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 4.5 | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 4.1 | 2025 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 3.3 | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 3 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 8 | France | 2.6 | 2025 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 2.5 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 2.5 | 2025 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 2.4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 2.4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 2.2 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 2.1 | 2025 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 15 | Cyprus | 1.9 | 2025 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Greece | 1.8 | 2025 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Croatia | 1.6 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 1.6 | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 1.6 | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 1.5 | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 1.4 | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 1.1 | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 1 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.9 | 2025 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0.8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0.8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 26 | Hungary | 0.8 | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 0.7 | 2025 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 29 | Ireland | 0.7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 0.6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 0.6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Latvia | 0.6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 0.6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 0.5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 36 | Romania | 0.3 | 2025 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 0.3 | 2025 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 0.3 | 2025 | down 87.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.