Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of unemployment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
41
Denmark
Lowest
5
Slovakia
Median
24
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
606
What the numbers show
Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of unemployment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 41 in Denmark; the lowest is 5 in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 24, and the mean is 22.56.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 130.8%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 70.4%).
Transition: experimental statistics … duration: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 41 | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 37 | 2025 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 37 | 2025 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 34 | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 34 | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 31 | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 6 | Iceland | 31 | 2025 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 6 | Switzerland | 31 | 2025 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 9 | Ireland | 30 | 2025 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 29 | 2025 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 29 | 2025 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 28 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 28 | 2025 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 14 | Estonia | 27 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 27 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 26 | 2025 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 16 | France | 26 | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 24 | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 24 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 24 | 2025 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 18 | Latvia | 24 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 24 | 2025 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 23 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 23 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 23 | 2025 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 22 | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 20 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 20 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 20 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 19 | 2025 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 19 | 2025 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 17 | 2020 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 17 | 2020 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 16 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 16 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 13 | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 12 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 9 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 9 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 8 | 2025 | down 70.4% | flat |
| 40 | Italy | 8 | 2025 | down 42.9% | flat |
| 42 | Slovakia | 5 | 2025 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 5 | 2025 | down 54.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.