Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts by sex -3-year average by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
64.6
Romania
Lowest
8.5
Türkiye
Median
41.2
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
623
What the numbers show
Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts by sex -3-year average is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 64.6 in Romania; the lowest is 8.5 in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.2, and the mean is 41.07.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 293.3%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 41.2%).
Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 64.6 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 2 | Malta | 59 | 2025 | up 293.3% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 58.3 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 3 | Hungary | 58.3 | 2025 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 57.8 | 2020 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 55.1 | 2018 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 53.7 | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 52.9 | 2025 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 52.6 | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 52.4 | 2025 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 50.7 | 2025 | up 169.7% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 50.4 | 2022 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 49.6 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 47 | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 45.7 | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 44.1 | 2025 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 44 | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 18 | Netherlands | 41.3 | 2025 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 41.2 | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 41.2 | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 40.6 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 39.5 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 38.9 | 2025 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 36.9 | 2025 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 25 | Montenegro | 36.1 | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 34.9 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 26 | Switzerland | 34.9 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 33.5 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 31.1 | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 30 | France | 28.2 | 2025 | up 182.0% | rising |
| 31 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 26.6 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 32 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 25.4 | 2020 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 33 | Spain | 23.4 | 2025 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 22.8 | 2025 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 35 | Italy | 21.3 | 2025 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 17 | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 8.5 | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |