Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
3,968
Türkiye
Lowest
14
Malta
Median
190
Years covered
29
1992–2020
Data points
1,238
What the numbers show
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 3,968 in Türkiye; the lowest is 14 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 190, and the mean is 595.57.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 283.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 90.9%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 66.8%).
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 3,968 | 2020 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 3,720 | 2020 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,436 | 2020 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 2,392 | 2020 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 2,313 | 2020 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 1,653 | 2020 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1,650 | 2020 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1,650 | 2020 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 750 | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 531 | 2020 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 531 | 2020 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 470 | 2020 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 434 | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 374 | 2020 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 374 | 2020 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 374 | 2020 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 321 | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia | 321 | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 294 | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 250 | 2020 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 246 | 2020 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 200 | 2020 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 195 | 2020 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 190 | 2020 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 190 | 2020 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 175 | 2020 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 173 | 2020 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 162 | 2020 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 153 | 2020 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 153 | 2020 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 152 | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 152 | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 139 | 2020 | down 58.6% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 134 | 2020 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 134 | 2020 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 36 | Norway | 132 | 2020 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 76 | 2020 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 76 | 2020 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 54 | 2020 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 54 | 2020 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 53 | 2020 | down 34.6% | flat |
| 41 | Slovenia | 53 | 2020 | down 34.6% | flat |
| 41 | Montenegro | 53 | 2020 | up 23.3% | flat |
| 44 | Cyprus | 37 | 2020 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 21 | 2020 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Iceland | 15 | 2020 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 14 | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.