Transition from fixed term contracts to permanent contracts (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
69
Lithuania
Lowest
4
United Kingdom
Median
16
Years covered
15
2011β2025
Data points
460
What the numbers show
Transition from fixed term contracts to permanent contracts (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 69 in Lithuania; the lowest is 4 in United Kingdom.
The median across all reporting countries is 16, and the mean is 20.87.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 2,400.0%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 90.5%).
Transition from fixed term contracts to permanent contracts (annual): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 69 | 2025 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 2 | Latvia | 68 | 2025 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 60 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 4 | Slovenia | 47 | 2025 | up 123.8% | rising |
| 5 | Hungary | 37 | 2025 | up 428.6% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 27 | 2025 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Portugal | 25 | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 25 | 2025 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 25 | 2025 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 10 | Germany | 22 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Czechia | 20 | 2025 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 19 | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 19 | 2025 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Switzerland | 17 | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 14 | Ireland | 17 | 2025 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 16 | 2025 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 15 | 2025 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 13 | 2025 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 13 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 19 | Finland | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 9 | 2025 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 22 | Slovak Republic | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 22 | France | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 25 | Romania | 8 | 2025 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 8 | 2025 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 5 | 2025 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 28 | Cyprus | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 4 | 2025 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Iceland | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 4 | 2020 | down 63.6% | falling |