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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics (2015-2022)
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 319 data points, 2015–2022
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