EU Job Vacancy Rate by Country (2025)
EU Job Vacancy Rate in 2025: 2.1 % of total positions EU-27 average. Netherlands highest at 4.1, Romania lowest at 0.6.
EU-27 (2025)
2.1
% of total positions
-0.3pp YoY
Highest
4.1
Netherlands
Lowest
0.6
Romania
Countries
26
EU member states
Data
| Country | % of total positions | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4.1 | -0.2pp |
| Belgium | 3.8 | -0.5pp |
| Austria | 3.2 | -0.8pp |
| Malta | 3.2 | +0.2pp |
| Cyprus | 3 | -0.1pp |
| Germany | 2.6 | -0.6pp |
| France | 2.4 | -0.2pp |
| Lithuania | 2.2 | +0.2pp |
| Latvia | 2.2 | -0.4pp |
| Slovenia | 2.2 | -0.1pp |
| Hungary | 2.1 | unchanged |
| Czechia | 1.9 | -1.4pp |
| Sweden | 1.9 | -0.4pp |
| Italy | 1.8 | -0.3pp |
| Greece | 1.7 | -0.5pp |
| Estonia | 1.6 | unchanged |
| Croatia | 1.5 | -0.1pp |
| Portugal | 1.4 | +0.1pp |
| Finland | 1.3 | -0.5pp |
| Ireland | 1.3 | +0.1pp |
| Luxembourg | 1.3 | -0.1pp |
| Slovakia | 1 | -0.2pp |
| Bulgaria | 0.9 | +0.1pp |
| Spain | 0.9 | unchanged |
| Poland | 0.8 | -0.1pp |
| Romania | 0.6 | -0.1pp |
About this Dataset
The EU-27 aggregate stood at 2.1 % of total positions in 2025. The EU-27 aggregate changed by -0.3pp year-on-year. Across the 26 member states covered, Netherlands recorded the highest reading at 4.1, while Romania posted the lowest at 0.6 — a within-EU spread of 3.5 percentage points.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. All values are harmonised across member states using a consistent methodology to ensure cross-country comparability.
Coverage spans 2010 through 2025, updated annually. The chart above shows the EU-27 aggregate trend; the table below ranks all member states by their latest reported value.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks EU job vacancy rates (unfilled positions as % of total positions). Chart EU-27 aggregate vacancy rate trend; table shows country comparison for latest year. It is published by Eurostat, covers EU-27 member states, and is updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Updated annually.
Structural differences in labour market institutions, collective bargaining coverage, employment protection legislation, sectoral composition, and social security system design drive divergence across member states. Netherlands (4.1) and Romania (0.6) represent the extremes of a 3.5-point spread within the bloc.