Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,921
Türkiye
Lowest
2
Montenegro
Median
28
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
843
What the numbers show
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,921 in Türkiye; the lowest is 2 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 28, and the mean is 198.56.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 960.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 450.4%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 70.6%).
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,921 | 2026 | up 450.4% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 1,284 | 2026 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 1,140 | 2026 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 575 | 2026 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 574 | 2026 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 537 | 2026 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 464 | 2026 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 245 | 2026 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 243 | 2026 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 240 | 2026 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 185 | 2026 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 167 | 2026 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 157 | 2026 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 153 | 2026 | up 59.4% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 131 | 2026 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 126 | 2026 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 116 | 2026 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 110 | 2026 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 76 | 2026 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 19 | Greece | 76 | 2026 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 53 | 2026 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 53 | 2026 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 28 | 2026 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 25 | 2026 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 24 | 2026 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 21 | 2026 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 21 | 2026 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 20 | 2026 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 19 | 2026 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 16 | 2026 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 16 | 2026 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 15 | 2026 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 12 | 2026 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 11 | 2026 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 11 | 2026 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 10 | 2026 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 10 | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 10 | 2026 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 9 | 2026 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 8 | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2026 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 5 | 2026 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 5 | 2026 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 3 | 2026 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 45 | Montenegro | 2 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.