Labour transitions - income decile change compared to previous year by sex and previous income decile by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
17.9%
Bulgaria
Lowest
6.0%
Montenegro
Median
13.3%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
927
What the numbers show
Labour transitions - income decile change compared to previous year by sex and previous income decile is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 17.9% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 6.0% in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.3%, and the mean is 12.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 118.3%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 33.7%).
Labour transitions … previous year by sex and previous income decile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 17.9% | 2025 | up 118.3% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 17.7% | 2020 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 3 | Norway | 15.6% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 4 | Estonia | 15.3% | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 15.3% | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 4 | Estonia | 15.3% | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 15.1% | 2025 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 15.0% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 14.7% | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 14.4% | 2018 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 14.4% | 2018 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 14.2% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 13 | Ireland | 14.1% | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 14.0% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 14.0% | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 14.0% | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 14 | Slovakia | 14.0% | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 14.0% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 14.0% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 14.0% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 13.5% | 2025 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 13.5% | 2025 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 13.4% | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 13.4% | 2024 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 25 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 13.3% | 2020 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 26 | Malta | 13.1% | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 12.9% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 12.8% | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 12.8% | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 28 | Cyprus | 12.8% | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 31 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 12.3% | 2019 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 32 | France | 12.2% | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 12.1% | 2025 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 33 | Denmark | 12.1% | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 35 | Serbia | 11.9% | 2025 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 11.9% | 2025 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 11.8% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 37 | Romania | 11.8% | 2025 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 11.2% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 11.2% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 10.9% | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 10.6% | 2025 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 43 | Türkiye | 10.1% | 2025 | up 29.5% | flat |
| 44 | Albania | 6.9% | 2025 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 45 | Slovakia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 48 | Greece | 6.1% | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 49 | Montenegro | 6.0% | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.