Labour transitions by type of contract by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
95.4%
Malta
Lowest
83.3%
Iceland
Median
91.5%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
886
What the numbers show
Labour transitions by type of contract is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 95.4% in Malta; the lowest is 83.3% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.5%, and the mean is 90.6%.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 5.5%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 5.3%).
Labour transitions by type of contract: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Slovakia | 94.0% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 94.0% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 93.7% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 93.2% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 93.2% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 9 | Belgium | 93.0% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | France | 92.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 92.4% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 92.4% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 92.2% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Cyprus | 92.2% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 15 | Portugal | 91.9% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Croatia | 91.8% | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 16 | Spain | 91.8% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 91.8% | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 16 | Romania | 91.8% | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 20 | Slovenia | 91.6% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Slovenia | 91.6% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 91.5% | 2018 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | 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 |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 91.5% | 2018 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 25 | Switzerland | 91.2% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | Greece | 91.1% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 27 | Denmark | 90.5% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 27 | 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 |
| 29 | Italy | 90.4% | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 89.8% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 89.8% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 32 | Finland | 89.2% | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 33 | Hungary | 89.1% | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 34 | Sweden | 89.0% | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 35 | Türkiye | 88.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 88.3% | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 37 | Serbia | 88.1% | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 38 | Germany | 87.9% | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 87.8% | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 40 | Latvia | 87.6% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 87.6% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 42 | Austria | 86.8% | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 43 | Poland | 86.3% | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 43 | Poland | 86.3% | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 45 | Montenegro | 83.7% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 46 | Iceland | 83.3% | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.