Labour transitions by employment status by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
97.8%
Malta
Lowest
89.0%
Iceland
Median
93.7%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
702
What the numbers show
Labour transitions by employment status is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 97.8% in Malta; the lowest is 89.0% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.7%, and the mean is 93.6%.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 10.8%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 4.4%).
Labour transitions by employment status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 97.8% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 2 | Romania | 97.1% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 3 | Greece | 96.9% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 96.8% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 5 | Czechia | 96.3% | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands | 96.3% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 96.0% | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 8 | Cyprus | 95.9% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 8 | Croatia | 95.9% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 95.8% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | Portugal | 95.2% | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 95.0% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 94.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 94.7% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 94.4% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Norway | 94.4% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Belgium | 94.2% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | France | 93.8% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Hungary | 93.7% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 93.6% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 93.6% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 93.1% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 23 | Switzerland | 93.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 92.6% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | Montenegro | 92.2% | 2023 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 92.1% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 26 | Spain | 92.1% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 91.6% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 91.6% | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 91.6% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 31 | Sweden | 91.5% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 32 | Estonia | 91.3% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 33 | Türkiye | 90.3% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 90.1% | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 35 | Finland | 89.4% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 35 | Austria | 89.4% | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 37 | Iceland | 89.0% | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |