Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA breakdowns) - annual data – experimental statistics by country
Countries reporting
23
Highest
37,837
Germany
Lowest
422.81
Cyprus
Median
3,951
Years covered
6
2019–2024
Data points
389
What the numbers show
Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA breakdowns) - annual data – experimental statistics is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 37,837 in Germany; the lowest is 422.81 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,951, and the mean is 6,164.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 89.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 18.9%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 8.6%).
Job vacancy statistics: annual data experimental statistics … 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 37,837 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | France | 23,947 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 18,071 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7,976 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7,976 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 6,542 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 7 | Sweden | 4,547 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 8 | Belgium | 4,265 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 4,183 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 4,181 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 3,998 | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 3,951 | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 2,465 | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 14 | Finland | 2,230 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Slovakia | 2,094 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Slovakia | 2,094 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Lithuania | 987.91 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 987.91 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 823.84 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 823.84 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Latvia | 681.15 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 681.15 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 23 | Cyprus | 422.81 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 171,418
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 133,782
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 7,918
- Bayern 6,348
- Baden-Württemberg 5,420
- Continente 3,967
- West-Nederland 3,849
- Niedersachsen 3,420
- Hessen 2,908
- Manner-Suomi 2,206
- Macroregiunea Trei 2,067
- Östra Sverige 1,906
- Södra Sverige 1,895
- Berlin 1,822
- Sachsen 1,736
- Ostösterreich 1,733
- Macroregiunea Unu 1,719
- Rheinland-Pfalz 1,660
- Zuid-Nederland 1,659
- Oost-Nederland 1,628
- Macroregiunea Doi 1,592
- Westösterreich 1,473
- Közép-Magyarország 1,441
- Alföld és Észak 1,392
- Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria 1,352
- Hamburg 1,170
- Schleswig-Holstein 1,165
- Macroregiunea Patru 1,160
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 1,113
- Brandenburg 924.41
- Dunántúl 868.64
- Sachsen-Anhalt 842.01
- Thüringen 829.6
- Südösterreich 751.8
- Noord-Nederland 734.72
- Norra Sverige 723.11
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 625.63
- Saarland 427.05
- Bremen 375.07
- Região Autónoma da Madeira 111.51