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Table 1 Internationally, the Irish are the most mobile Europeans in the single market

From: Full employment: a distant dream for Europe

 

Local move

Move in country

Move inside the European Union

Ireland

44.5

18.8

14.5

Luxembourg

53.8

19.4

13.2

Cyprus

47.8

17.2

8.1

Denmark

62.6

36.2

7.5

Sweden

65.9

41.8

7.1

United Kingdoma

52.3

23.7

6.6

Finland

64.5

34.7

5.1

Germany

59.4

18.1

4.9

Belgium

59.6

13.0

4.5

Spain

46.6

9.9

4.5

Greece

34.7

16.4

4.4

Netherlands

55.0

21.6

4.4

Portugal

41.7

8.6

4.2

Austria

54.1

9.4

3.4

Malta

27.6

6.2

2.7

France

58.2

28.8

2.6

Latvia

44.2

22.5

2.0

Czech Republic

41.9

8.2

1.6

Italy

43.8

7.9

1.6

Slovenia

38.2

9.6

1.6

Slovak Republic

34.2

5.8

1.4

Estonia

50.5

23.4

1.1

Poland

40.6

7.1

1.0

Hungary

47.5

9.9

0.7

Latvia

57.4

7.4

0.7

  1. a. Includes Northern Ireland.
  2. Note: Weighted averages. Multiple answers allowed.
  3. Source: Bonin et al. 2008.
  4. (lifetime mobility, percentage of population, by type of mobility).