Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics (2015-2022) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
12,805 Thousand
France
Lowest
59 Thousand
Iceland
Median
1,050 Thousand
Years covered
8
2015–2022
Data points
319
What the numbers show
Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics (2015-2022) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 12,805 Thousand in France; the lowest is 59 Thousand in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,050 Thousand, and the mean is 1,922 Thousand.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 217.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 267.0%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 67.7%).
Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 12,805 Thousand | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 11,509 Thousand | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 5,936 Thousand | 2022 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 5,657 Thousand | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 3,422 Thousand | 2020 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 3,422 Thousand | 2020 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 3,341 Thousand | 2022 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Netherlands | 3,341 Thousand | 2022 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 2,552 Thousand | 2022 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 2,552 Thousand | 2022 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 2,316 Thousand | 2022 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 12 | Türkiye | 2,053 Thousand | 2020 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 1,809 Thousand | 2022 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 1,807 Thousand | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 1,758 Thousand | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 1,331 Thousand | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 1,313 Thousand | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 1,254 Thousand | 2022 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 19 | Slovakia | 1,214 Thousand | 2022 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 19 | Slovakia | 1,214 Thousand | 2022 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 886 Thousand | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 762 Thousand | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Romania | 668 Thousand | 2022 | up 267.0% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 583 Thousand | 2022 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 399 Thousand | 2022 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 399 Thousand | 2022 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 361 Thousand | 2022 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 361 Thousand | 2022 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 294 Thousand | 2022 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 30 | Serbia | 255 Thousand | 2022 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 208 Thousand | 2022 | up 201.4% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 208 Thousand | 2022 | up 201.4% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 157 Thousand | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 157 Thousand | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 117 Thousand | 2022 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 117 Thousand | 2022 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 112 Thousand | 2022 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 99 Thousand | 2020 | up 209.4% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 75 Thousand | 2022 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 40 | Iceland | 59 Thousand | 2022 | up 103.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 60,117 Thousand