Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,719
Türkiye
Lowest
2
Montenegro
Median
24
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
794
What the numbers show
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,719 in Türkiye; the lowest is 2 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 24, and the mean is 188.33.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 860.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 442.3%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 74.3%).
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,719 | 2025 | up 442.3% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 1,258 | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 1,112 | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 533 | 2025 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 533 | 2025 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 528 | 2025 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 498 | 2025 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 229 | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 224 | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 216 | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 166 | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 166 | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 148 | 2025 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 137 | 2025 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 127 | 2025 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 16 | Denmark | 117 | 2025 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 111 | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 106 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 79 | 2025 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 75 | 2025 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 58 | 2025 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 58 | 2025 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 24 | 2025 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 22 | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 17 | 2025 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 17 | 2025 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 16 | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 16 | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 15 | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 15 | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 14 | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 14 | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 12 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 12 | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 10 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 9 | 2025 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 9 | 2025 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 8 | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 8 | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 7 | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 45 | Montenegro | 2 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.