Recent job starters by sex and age - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
4,011 Thousand
Türkiye
Lowest
5 Thousand
Montenegro
Median
112 Thousand
Years covered
18
2009–2026
Data points
865
What the numbers show
Recent job starters by sex and age - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 4,011 Thousand in Türkiye; the lowest is 5 Thousand in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 112 Thousand, and the mean is 314.86 Thousand.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 802.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 93.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 67.7%).
Recent job starters by sex and age - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 4,011 Thousand | 2026 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 1,603 Thousand | 2026 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 1,301 Thousand | 2026 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 4 | France | 1,165 Thousand | 2026 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 823.3 Thousand | 2020 | down 29.2% | flat |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 823.3 Thousand | 2020 | down 29.2% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 508.2 Thousand | 2026 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 491.1 Thousand | 2026 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 402.7 Thousand | 2026 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 350.5 Thousand | 2026 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 329.1 Thousand | 2026 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 281.4 Thousand | 2026 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 209 Thousand | 2026 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 192.3 Thousand | 2026 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 184.2 Thousand | 2026 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 180.3 Thousand | 2026 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 179.9 Thousand | 2026 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Denmark | 179.3 Thousand | 2026 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 156.3 Thousand | 2026 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 20 | Greece | 148 Thousand | 2026 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 134.3 Thousand | 2026 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 22 | Ireland | 119.3 Thousand | 2026 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 115.2 Thousand | 2026 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 112 Thousand | 2026 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 112 Thousand | 2026 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 71.4 Thousand | 2026 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 67.6 Thousand | 2026 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 58.8 Thousand | 2026 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 57 Thousand | 2026 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 50.6 Thousand | 2026 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 38.3 Thousand | 2026 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 36.3 Thousand | 2026 | down 46.3% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 36.2 Thousand | 2026 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 34.5 Thousand | 2026 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 30.5 Thousand | 2026 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 28.5 Thousand | 2026 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 37 | Slovenia | 26.7 Thousand | 2026 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 25.3 Thousand | 2026 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 24.2 Thousand | 2026 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 22.6 Thousand | 2026 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.9 Thousand | 2026 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 42 | Iceland | 13.4 Thousand | 2026 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 12.6 Thousand | 2026 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 12.6 Thousand | 2026 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 12.2 Thousand | 2026 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 7.5 Thousand | 2026 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 5 Thousand | 2020 | up 13.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 7,463 Thousand
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 6,331 Thousand
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 6,273 Thousand