Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
4,045
Türkiye
Lowest
11
Iceland
Median
181
Years covered
29
1992–2020
Data points
1,205
What the numbers show
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 4,045 in Türkiye; the lowest is 11 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 181, and the mean is 566.06.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 368.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 110.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 67.5%).
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) (annual): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 4,045 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 3,531 | 2020 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,350 | 2020 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 2,289 | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 2,237 | 2020 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 1,663 | 2020 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1,269 | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1,269 | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 755 | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 537 | 2020 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 537 | 2020 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 458 | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 452 | 2020 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 357 | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 357 | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 354 | 2020 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 287 | 2020 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia | 287 | 2020 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 282 | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 243 | 2020 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 238 | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 213 | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 197 | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 181 | 2020 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 181 | 2020 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 170 | 2020 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 169 | 2020 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 156 | 2020 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 156 | 2020 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 137 | 2020 | down 58.1% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 137 | 2020 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 126 | 2020 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 126 | 2020 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 125 | 2020 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 125 | 2020 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 125 | 2020 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 79 | 2020 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 79 | 2020 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 51 | 2020 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 51 | 2020 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 48 | 2020 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 48 | 2020 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 48 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 35 | 2020 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 21 | 2020 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 13 | 2020 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 11 | 2020 | down 21.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.