Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
9,776 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
16.8 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
328.45 Thousand persons
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
7,988
What the numbers show
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 9,776 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 16.8 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 328.45 Thousand persons, and the mean is 991.34 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 582.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 86.6%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 72.4%).
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 9,776 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 2 | France | 4,940 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 4,690 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 4,091 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 3,585 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 3,585 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 3,582 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1,218 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1,218 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 1,147 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 943.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 943.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 780.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 711.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 706 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 631.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 17 | Finland | 592.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 586.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 544.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 20 | Denmark | 443.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 438.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 438.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 393.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 357.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 346.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 310.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 235.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 28 | Slovak Republic | 186.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 186.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 173.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 153.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 153.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 140 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 140 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 136 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 136 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 108.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 108.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 101.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 101.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 93.2 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 64.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 64.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 44 | Mayotte | 55.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 45 | Guadeloupe | 52.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 52.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 47 | Cyprus | 42 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 48 | Martinique | 40.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 49 | Iceland | 23.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 50 | Malta | 16.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
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) 26,991 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 23,020 Thousand persons
- İstanbul 1,585 Thousand persons
- Sud 1,476 Thousand persons
- Este 1,343 Thousand persons
- Akdeniz 1,342 Thousand persons
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 1,248 Thousand persons
- Ege 1,232 Thousand persons
- Sur 1,224 Thousand persons
- Andalucía 1,040 Thousand persons
- Ile de France 998.6 Thousand persons
- Batı Anadolu 952 Thousand persons
- Doğu Marmara 948.1 Thousand persons
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 880.3 Thousand persons
- Isole 779 Thousand persons
- Nord-Ovest 709.3 Thousand persons
- Campania 706.3 Thousand persons
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 706 Thousand persons
- Ankara 678 Thousand persons
- Centro (IT) 654.9 Thousand persons
- Cataluña 631.3 Thousand persons
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 619.3 Thousand persons
- Sicilia 617.7 Thousand persons
- West-Nederland 615.6 Thousand persons
- Comunidad de Madrid 605.3 Thousand persons
- Comunitat Valenciana 597.6 Thousand persons
- Manner-Suomi 591.1 Thousand persons
- London (NUTS 2021) 573.5 Thousand persons
- Centro (ES) 565.4 Thousand persons
- Continente 560.8 Thousand persons
- Adana, Mersin 555.5 Thousand persons
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 549.7 Thousand persons
- İzmir 529 Thousand persons
- İzmir 529 Thousand persons
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 527.1 Thousand persons
- Batı Karadeniz 506.1 Thousand persons
- Södra Sverige 497.8 Thousand persons
- Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova 484.6 Thousand persons
- Hauts-de-France 484.3 Thousand persons
- Östra Sverige 480.1 Thousand persons