Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
9.0%
Norway
Lowest
0.0%
Slovakia
Median
4.0%
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
585
What the numbers show
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 9.0% in Norway; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.0%, and the mean is 4.1%.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 100.0%).
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 9.0% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 9.0% | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 3 | Switzerland | 8.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 7.0% | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 7.0% | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 7.0% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 7 | Slovenia | 6.0% | 2025 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 7 | Slovenia | 6.0% | 2025 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 6.0% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | Denmark | 6.0% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 7 | Estonia | 6.0% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 6.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Estonia | 6.0% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 5.0% | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 5.0% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 5.0% | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 5.0% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 5.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 4.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 4.0% | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 4.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 4.0% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 4.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 4.0% | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 3.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | France | 3.0% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 3.0% | 2025 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 2.0% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 29 | Italy | 2.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 2.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 2.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 2.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 2.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 2.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 1.0% | 2025 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 1.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 1.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 40 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.