Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work experience (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
41.0%
Denmark
Lowest
5.0%
Slovakia
Median
24.0%
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
579
What the numbers show
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work experience (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 41.0% in Denmark; the lowest is 5.0% in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.0%, and the mean is 23.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 140.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 73.3%).
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 41.0% | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 37.0% | 2025 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 37.0% | 2025 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 34.0% | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 33.0% | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 31.0% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 6 | Switzerland | 31.0% | 2025 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 6 | Iceland | 31.0% | 2025 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 9 | Ireland | 30.0% | 2025 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 29.0% | 2025 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 29.0% | 2025 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 28.0% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 28.0% | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 27.0% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 27.0% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 16 | France | 26.0% | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 26.0% | 2025 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 25.0% | 2025 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 24.0% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 24.0% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 24.0% | 2025 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 19 | Cyprus | 24.0% | 2025 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 23.0% | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 23.0% | 2025 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 23.0% | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 22.0% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 20.0% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 19.0% | 2025 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 19.0% | 2025 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 19.0% | 2025 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 19.0% | 2025 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 17.0% | 2020 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia | 17.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.0% | 2020 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 13.0% | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 12.0% | 2025 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 9.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 38 | Romania | 8.0% | 2025 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Italy | 8.0% | 2025 | down 42.9% | flat |
| 40 | Slovakia | 5.0% | 2025 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 40 | Slovakia | 5.0% | 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.