Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data (2008-2025) by country
Countries reporting
23
Highest
5.1
Iceland
Lowest
0.1
Estonia
Median
1.1
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
384
What the numbers show
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data (2008-2025) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 5.1 in Iceland; the lowest is 0.1 in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.1, and the mean is 1.4.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 537.5%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 75.0%).
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data (2008-2025): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 5.1 | 2025 | up 537.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Czechia | 3 | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 2.7 | 2025 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 2.7 | 2025 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 2.6 | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 1.3 | 2025 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Latvia | 1.3 | 2025 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Norway | 1.2 | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Croatia | 1.2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Croatia | 1.2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 1.1 | 2025 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Hungary | 1 | 2025 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 0.9 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 0.8 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 0.8 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 0.5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 0.4 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 0.4 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |