Job vacancy statistics by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity, occupation and NUTS 2 region - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
18
Highest
31,632
Germany
Lowest
107
Latvia
Median
472
Years covered
19
2008–2026
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Job vacancy statistics by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity, occupation and NUTS 2 region - quarterly data is currently reported for 18 countries. The highest value is 31,632 in Germany; the lowest is 107 in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 472, and the mean is 3,772.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 296.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 334.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 90.9%).
Job vacancy statistics: quarterly data … 2.1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 31,632 | 2026 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 2 | France | 17,720 | 2026 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 4,900 | 2026 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 3,396 | 2026 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 3,253 | 2026 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 2,033 | 2026 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 1,599 | 2026 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 8 | Slovakia | 491 | 2026 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Latvia | 474 | 2026 | up 334.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Slovenia | 470 | 2026 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 412 | 2026 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 12 | Slovakia | 388 | 2026 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Slovenia | 377 | 2026 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 14 | Malta | 198 | 2026 | up 304.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Romania | 155 | 2026 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 143 | 2026 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 140 | 2026 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 107 | 2026 | down 1.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Vlaams Gewest 1,526
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 951
- Région wallonne 919
- Macroregiunea Trei 120
- Bucureşti-Ilfov 120
- Macroregiunea Unu 22
- Macroregiunea Patru 19
- Sud-Muntenia 16
- Sud-Vest Oltenia 13
- Nord-Est 12
- Vest 12
- Sud-Est 12
- Macroregiunea Doi 12
- Centru 11
- Nord-Vest 11