Labour market transitions - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
40,875
Germany
Lowest
215
Iceland
Median
2,913
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
551
What the numbers show
Labour market transitions - quarterly data is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 40,875 in Germany; the lowest is 215 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,913, and the mean is 7,418.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 190.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 42.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 9.2%).
Labour market transitions - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 40,875 | 2026 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 31,531 | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 3 | France | 28,115 | 2026 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 23,683 | 2026 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 21,239 | 2026 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 16,991 | 2026 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 9,523 | 2026 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 7,506 | 2026 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 9 | Czechia | 5,176 | 2026 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 5,118 | 2026 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 5,049 | 2026 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 4,928 | 2026 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 4,658 | 2026 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 4,514 | 2026 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 4,283 | 2026 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 4,221 | 2026 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 2,913 | 2026 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 2,876 | 2026 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 19 | Norway | 2,783 | 2026 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 2,689 | 2026 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 2,678 | 2026 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 22 | Slovak Republic | 2,573 | 2026 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 2,428 | 2026 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 1,659 | 2026 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 1,393 | 2026 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,228 | 2026 | — | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 942 | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 836 | 2026 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 691 | 2026 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 663 | 2026 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 497 | 2026 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 308 | 2026 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 215 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 29,072