Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
94.7%
Malta
Lowest
74.1%
Montenegro
Median
88.5%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
925
What the numbers show
Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 94.7% in Malta; the lowest is 74.1% in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.5%, and the mean is 87.6%.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 16.1%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 5.6%).
Labour transitions: change in employment security: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 94.7% | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | Romania | 93.6% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 3 | Norway | 93.5% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 4 | Czechia | 93.2% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 92.5% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands | 92.5% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 7 | Slovakia | 92.3% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 92.3% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 90.7% | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 90.3% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 90.0% | 2018 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 90.0% | 2018 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 89.9% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 89.9% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 89.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Cyprus | 89.7% | 2025 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 16 | Ireland | 89.7% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 89.6% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 89.2% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 89.2% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 89.1% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Poland | 88.9% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 22 | Poland | 88.9% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 24 | Estonia | 88.5% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Italy | 88.5% | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 24 | Estonia | 88.5% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | France | 88.4% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 28 | Hungary | 88.1% | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 28 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 88.1% | 2019 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 87.5% | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 30 | Lithuania | 87.5% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 30 | Portugal | 87.5% | 2025 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 30 | Lithuania | 87.5% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 34 | Greece | 87.3% | 2025 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 35 | Germany | 87.2% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 36 | Latvia | 86.7% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 86.7% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 38 | Iceland | 86.4% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 86.3% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Austria | 85.5% | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 41 | Sweden | 84.8% | 2025 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 42 | Spain | 84.7% | 2025 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 43 | Finland | 83.6% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 79.6% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 79.6% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 77.2% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 77.0% | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 77.0% | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 49 | Montenegro | 74.1% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.