Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
1,719 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
2.1 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
77.4 Thousand persons
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
649
What the numbers show
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 1,719 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 2.1 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.4 Thousand persons, and the mean is 252.33 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 819.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 442.3%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 75.8%).
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,719 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 442.3% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,452 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 3 | France | 1,258 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 1,112 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 27.0% | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands | 533.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 527.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 497.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 228.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 224 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 216.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 166 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 147.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 136.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 126.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 15 | Denmark | 116.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 110.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 17 | Norway | 106 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 79.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 75.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 58.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 23.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 22.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 17.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 16.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 15 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 14 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 11.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 27 | Cyprus | 11.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.1% | rising |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 10.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 9.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 8.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 7.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 7.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 3.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 36 | Montenegro | 2.1 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 38.2% | falling |