Labour transitions by type of contract by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
95.4%
Malta
Lowest
83.3%
Iceland
Median
91.2%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
721

What the numbers show

Labour transitions by type of contract is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 95.4% in Malta; the lowest is 83.3% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 91.2%, and the mean is 90.6%.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 9.3%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 5.3%).

Labour transitions by type of contract: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 95.4% 2025 up 0.4% flat
2 Czechia 94.8% 2025 up 2.4% rising
3 Slovakia 94.2% 2024 up 1.9% rising
4 Bulgaria 94.0% 2025 down 0.4% rising
5 Norway 93.7% 2025 up 1.4% flat
6 Netherlands 93.2% 2025 up 1.7% flat
7 Belgium 93.0% 2025 up 0.3% flat
8 France 92.8% 2025 unchanged flat
9 Lithuania 92.4% 2025 down 2.2% flat
10 Cyprus 92.2% 2025 up 2.0% flat
10 Ireland 92.2% 2024 up 1.2% flat
12 Portugal 91.9% 2025 up 1.3% flat
13 Croatia 91.8% 2025 up 5.3% flat
13 Spain 91.8% 2025 down 1.0% rising
13 Romania 91.8% 2025 down 5.3% flat
16 Slovenia 91.6% 2025 up 0.4% flat
17 United Kingdom 91.5% 2018 down 1.1% flat
17 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 91.5% 2019 up 1.9% flat
19 Switzerland 91.2% 2024 up 1.0% flat
20 Greece 91.1% 2025 up 2.4% flat
21 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 90.5% 2020 down 0.1% flat
21 Denmark 90.5% 2025 down 1.3% flat
23 Italy 90.4% 2025 down 1.5% flat
24 Estonia 89.8% 2025 down 1.6% flat
25 Finland 89.2% 2025 up 2.1% falling
26 Hungary 89.1% 2025 down 2.3% flat
27 Sweden 89.0% 2025 down 3.1% flat
28 Türkiye 88.4% 2025 up 0.3% flat
29 North Macedonia 88.3% 2024 up 5.5% falling
30 Serbia 88.1% 2025 up 2.9% flat
31 Germany 87.9% 2025 down 5.0% flat
32 Luxembourg 87.8% 2025 down 5.1% flat
33 Latvia 87.6% 2025 down 1.7% rising
34 Montenegro 87.1% 2023 up 9.3% flat
35 Austria 86.8% 2025 down 1.7% flat
36 Poland 86.3% 2025 down 5.2% falling
37 Iceland 83.3% 2020 down 1.8% flat

About this data

Indicator
Labour transitions by type of contract
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 721 data points, 2006–2025
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