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The employment rate in the EU countries and regions

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In Malta, 83.6% of people aged 20 to 64 are employed, against 67.6% in Italy.

In 2025, 76.1% of people aged 20 to 64 in the EU were employed.

The EU aims for at least 78% of people aged 20 to 64 to be in employment by 2030.

Source of this paragraph, outside Eurostat: European Commission, The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, COM(2021) 102 final, chapter 2 (retrieved 13 November 2026)

Figures for:
2025.
Covers:
the whole year.
New data:
once a year.
Dataset updated:
30 October 2026.

Published 13 November 2026

27 / 27 EU countries ranked

The ranking

In 2025, the employment rate of people aged 20 to 64 ranged from 67.6% in Italy to 83.6% in Malta.

Employment rate of people aged 20 to 64, %

2025 · aged 20 to 64
6570758085%
EU, 76.1%
Rank 1: Malta, 83.6%
Rank 2: Netherlands, 83.4%
Rank 3: Czechia, 82.9%
Rank 4: Sweden, 81.8%
Rank 5: Estonia, 81.7%
Rank 6: Cyprus, 81.3%
Rank 7: Germany, 81.1%
Rank 7: Hungary, 81.1%
Rank 9: Ireland, 80.2%
Rank 10: Lithuania, 80.0%
Rank 11: Denmark, 79.8%
Rank 12: Portugal, 79.6%
Rank 13: Poland, 78.8%
Rank 14: Slovenia, 78.3%
Rank 15: Latvia, 78.2%
Rank 16: Slovakia, 78.1%
Rank 17: Austria, 77.6%
Rank 18: Bulgaria, 77.0%
Rank 19: Finland, 76.3%
Rank 20: France, 75.4%
Rank 21: Croatia, 74.4%
Rank 22: Luxembourg, 73.6%
Rank 23: Belgium, 72.8%
Rank 24: Spain, 72.4%
Rank 25: Greece, 71.0%
Rank 26: Romania, 69.0%
Rank 27: Italy, 67.6%
How to read: one row per country, ranked from highest to lowest. The dot is the country's value, the outlined dot in the first row the EU's. The axis fits the values instead of starting at zero.The values for France and Spain follow a different definition.Source: Eurostat, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfe2emprt).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

The regions of the EU

In 2025, among the EU's 244 regions, the employment rate of people aged 20 to 64 was highest in Warszawski stołeczny (Poland), 86.9%, and lowest in Mayotte (France), 36.9%.

Employment rate of people aged 20 to 64, by NUTS 2 region, %

2025 · the EU's 244 NUTS 2 regions · aged 20 to 64
%
  • 36.9–72.5 (50 regions)
  • 72.9–76.7 (48 regions)
  • 76.8–79.2 (50 regions)
  • 79.4–81.8 (47 regions)
  • 81.9–86.9 (49 regions)

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AzoresMadeiraCanary IslandsGuadeloupeMartiniqueFrench GuianaRéunionMayotte
How to read: the regions are put into five bands by their value, each band holding about a fifth of the regions. The stronger the colour, the higher the value. Pointing at a region or tapping it shows its name, its value and its country's figure.Source: Eurostat (lfst_r_lfe2emprt), NUTS 2024, level 2. Boundaries: © EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries.Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

Austria77.6

  1. Tirol82.0%
  2. Salzburg81.8%
  3. Oberösterreich80.3%
  4. Vorarlberg79.9%
  5. Niederösterreich79.5%
  6. Steiermark77.8%
  7. Burgenland76.9%
  8. Kärnten76.8%
  9. Wien71.3%

Belgium72.8

  1. Prov. West-Vlaanderen79.2%
  2. Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen78.8%
  3. Prov. Vlaams-Brabant77.1%
  4. Prov. Antwerpen76.2%
  5. Prov. Limburg (BE)75.0%
  6. Prov. Brabant wallon74.2%
  7. Prov. Luxembourg (BE)73.0%
  8. Prov. Namur71.1%
  9. Prov. Liège66.0%
  10. Prov. Hainaut65.3%
  11. Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest63.9%

Bulgaria77.0

  1. Yugozapaden81.5%
  2. Severoiztochen79.2%
  3. Severen tsentralen75.0%
  4. Yugoiztochen75.0%
  5. Yuzhen tsentralen73.0%
  6. Severozapaden71.6%

Croatia74.4

  1. Grad Zagreb80.8%
  2. Sjeverna Hrvatska75.8%
  3. Jadranska Hrvatska73.8%
  4. Panonska Hrvatska68.4%

Cyprus81.3

  1. Kýpros81.3%

Czechia82.9

  1. Praha86.0%
  2. Střední Čechy84.5%
  3. Jihozápad83.4%
  4. Jihovýchod82.5%
  5. Střední Morava82.5%
  6. Severovýchod82.3%
  7. Moravskoslezsko80.6%
  8. Severozápad80.1%

Denmark79.8

  1. Hovedstaden82.1%
  2. Midtjylland79.4%
  3. Sjælland78.6%
  4. Syddanmark78.1%
  5. Nordjylland77.8%

Estonia81.7

  1. Eesti81.7%

Finland76.3

  1. Åland85.5%
  2. Helsinki-Uusimaa77.0%
  3. Länsi-Suomi76.9%
  4. Etelä-Suomi75.8%
  5. Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi75.0%

France75.4

  1. Alsace78.4%
  2. Bretagne78.3%
  3. Centre — Val de Loire77.9%
  4. Pays de la Loire77.5%
  5. Aquitaine77.4%
  6. Midi-Pyrénées77.3%
  7. Poitou-Charentes77.2%
  8. Rhône-Alpes77.1%
  9. Auvergne77.0%
  10. Limousin76.8%
  11. Ile de France76.5%
  12. Basse-Normandie76.4%
  13. Bourgogne75.5%
  14. Haute-Normandie75.4%
  15. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur74.4%
  16. Picardie74.3%
  17. Franche-Comté73.7%
  18. Champagne-Ardenne73.1%
  19. Lorraine73.1%
  20. Corse72.9%
  21. Languedoc-Roussillon72.1%
  22. Nord-Pas de Calais71.8%
  23. Martinique67.4%
  24. Guadeloupe61.2%
  25. La Réunion59.4%
  26. Guyane50.0%
  27. Mayotte36.9%

Germany81.1

  1. Oberbayern85.1%
  2. Schwaben84.3%
  3. Tübingen84.3%
  4. Dresden84.2%
  5. Niederbayern84.0%
  6. Oberpfalz84.0%
  7. Freiburg83.9%
  8. Oberfranken83.8%
  9. Mittelfranken83.7%
  10. Stuttgart83.6%
  11. Unterfranken83.4%
  12. Weser-Ems83.3%
  13. Trier83.0%
  14. Koblenz82.9%
  15. Karlsruhe82.6%
  16. Rheinhessen-Pfalz82.1%
  17. Kassel81.9%
  18. Detmold81.7%
  19. Lüneburg81.7%
  20. Brandenburg81.6%
  21. Chemnitz81.4%
  22. Thüringen81.3%
  23. Leipzig81.2%
  24. Schleswig-Holstein80.9%
  25. Gießen80.3%
  26. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern80.3%
  27. Münster80.2%
  28. Braunschweig80.0%
  29. Darmstadt80.0%
  30. Köln79.8%
  31. Hannover79.4%
  32. Sachsen-Anhalt79.2%
  33. Hamburg78.7%
  34. Saarland78.4%
  35. Arnsberg77.5%
  36. Düsseldorf76.8%
  37. Berlin76.7%
  38. Bremen74.7%

Greece71.0

  1. Kriti75.4%
  2. Peloponnisos74.1%
  3. Attiki73.1%
  4. Sterea Elláda73.0%
  5. Voreio Aigaio70.0%
  6. Notio Aigaio69.4%
  7. Thessalia69.4%
  8. Kentriki Makedonia69.1%
  9. Ipeiros69.0%
  10. Ionia Nisia68.7%
  11. Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki67.6%
  12. Dytiki Elláda66.6%
  13. Dytiki Makedonia61.6%

Hungary81.1

  1. Budapest84.3%
  2. Pest83.6%
  3. Közép-Dunántúl83.1%
  4. Nyugat-Dunántúl82.2%
  5. Dél-Alföld81.3%
  6. Észak-Alföld78.2%
  7. Dél-Dunántúl77.3%
  8. Észak-Magyarország75.8%

Ireland80.2

  1. Eastern and Midland80.7%
  2. Southern80.0%
  3. Northern and Western79.1%

Italy67.6

  1. Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen80.0%
  2. Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste77.8%
  3. Provincia Autonoma di Trento77.6%
  4. Emilia-Romagna77.0%
  5. Toscana76.0%
  6. Lombardia75.1%
  7. Friuli-Venezia Giulia74.7%
  8. Veneto74.7%
  9. Umbria74.6%
  10. Piemonte74.3%
  11. Liguria73.8%
  12. Marche72.9%
  13. Lazio69.3%
  14. Abruzzo67.2%
  15. Molise62.3%
  16. Sardegna62.3%
  17. Basilicata61.8%
  18. Puglia55.2%
  19. Sicilia51.4%
  20. Campania50.8%
  21. Calabria50.3%

Latvia78.2

  1. Latvija78.2%

Lithuania80.0

  1. Sostinės regionas84.7%
  2. Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas77.7%

Luxembourg73.6

  1. Luxembourg73.6%

Malta83.6

  1. Malta83.6%

Netherlands83.4

  1. Utrecht85.4%
  2. Zeeland84.5%
  3. Flevoland84.4%
  4. Noord-Holland84.4%
  5. Overijssel84.2%
  6. Gelderland84.1%
  7. Noord-Brabant84.1%
  8. Drenthe83.2%
  9. Friesland (NL)82.9%
  10. Zuid-Holland82.0%
  11. Limburg (NL)81.0%
  12. Groningen80.4%

Poland78.8

  1. Warszawski stołeczny86.9%
  2. Łódzkie80.8%
  3. Dolnośląskie80.2%
  4. Pomorskie80.0%
  5. Wielkopolskie79.8%
  6. Opolskie78.8%
  7. Kujawsko-pomorskie78.6%
  8. Mazowiecki regionalny78.4%
  9. Lubuskie78.3%
  10. Podlaskie77.8%
  11. Zachodniopomorskie77.1%
  12. Śląskie77.0%
  13. Świętokrzyskie77.0%
  14. Lubelskie76.8%
  15. Małopolskie76.7%
  16. Warmińsko-mazurskie75.6%
  17. Podkarpackie73.2%

Portugal79.6

  1. Grande Lisboa81.9%
  2. Algarve80.6%
  3. Centro (PT)80.5%
  4. Alentejo80.2%
  5. Península de Setúbal79.9%
  6. Oeste e Vale do Tejo78.8%
  7. Norte78.2%
  8. Região Autónoma da Madeira77.2%
  9. Região Autónoma dos Açores76.7%

Romania69.0

  1. Bucureşti-Ilfov81.1%
  2. Nord-Vest70.3%
  3. Centru70.0%
  4. Nord-Est69.1%
  5. Sud-Muntenia68.3%
  6. Vest66.5%
  7. Sud-Est62.1%
  8. Sud-Vest Oltenia61.7%

Slovakia78.1

  1. Bratislavský kraj84.3%
  2. Západné Slovensko79.5%
  3. Stredné Slovensko79.4%
  4. Východné Slovensko72.5%

Slovenia78.3

  1. Zahodna Slovenija79.9%
  2. Vzhodna Slovenija76.8%

Spain72.4

  1. Comunidad de Madrid77.9%
  2. La Rioja77.1%
  3. Cataluña76.4%
  4. Comunidad Foral de Navarra75.7%
  5. Aragón75.6%
  6. Illes Balears75.5%
  7. País Vasco74.7%
  8. Castilla y León74.3%
  9. Cantabria73.7%
  10. Galicia72.5%
  11. Principado de Asturias72.0%
  12. Comunitat Valenciana70.8%
  13. Castilla-La Mancha70.3%
  14. Región de Murcia69.5%
  15. Canarias67.7%
  16. Extremadura66.9%
  17. Andalucía65.8%
  18. Ciudad de Ceuta58.3%
  19. Ciudad de Melilla55.0%

Sweden81.8

  1. Mellersta Norrland85.0%
  2. Småland med öarna83.7%
  3. Stockholm83.5%
  4. Övre Norrland82.0%
  5. Västsverige81.7%
  6. Norra Mellansverige81.2%
  7. Sydsverige80.0%
  8. Östra Mellansverige79.6%

Over time

From 2021 to 2025, the EU figure rose from 73.1% to 76.1%.

Employment rate of people aged 20 to 64 in the EU, %

2021–2025 · aged 20 to 64
EU, by year: 2021 73.1%, 2022 74.6%, 2023 75.3%, 2024 75.7%, 2025 76.1%.
How to read: one value a year, from 2021 to 2025. The axis does not start at zero, so that the change shows.Source: Eurostat, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfe2emprt).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

Between 2021 and 2025, the rate fell in 2 countries and rose in 25.

Employment rate of people aged 20 to 64, %

2021 and 2025 · ranked by 2025 · aged 20 to 64
202120252025 − 2021Difference
6570758085pp
EU, 2021: 73.1%, 2025: 76.1%, 2025 − 2021: +3.0 pp
Rank 1: Malta, 2021: 77.8%, 2025: 83.6%, 2025 − 2021: +5.8 pp
Rank 2: Netherlands, 2021: 81.7%, 2025: 83.4%, 2025 − 2021: +1.7 pp
Rank 3: Czechia, 2021: 80.0%, 2025: 82.9%, 2025 − 2021: +2.9 pp
Rank 4: Sweden, 2021: 80.4%, 2025: 81.8%, 2025 − 2021: +1.4 pp
Rank 5: Estonia, 2021: 79.3%, 2025: 81.7%, 2025 − 2021: +2.4 pp
Rank 6: Cyprus, 2021: 76.3%, 2025: 81.3%, 2025 − 2021: +5.0 pp
Rank 7: Germany, 2021: 79.6%, 2025: 81.1%, 2025 − 2021: +1.5 pp
Rank 7: Hungary, 2021: 78.9%, 2025: 81.1%, 2025 − 2021: +2.2 pp
Rank 9: Ireland, 2021: 74.9%, 2025: 80.2%, 2025 − 2021: +5.3 pp
Rank 10: Lithuania, 2021: 77.4%, 2025: 80.0%, 2025 − 2021: +2.6 pp
Rank 11: Denmark, 2021: 79.0%, 2025: 79.8%, 2025 − 2021: +0.8 pp
Rank 12: Portugal, 2021: 75.5%, 2025: 79.6%, 2025 − 2021: +4.1 pp
Rank 13: Poland, 2021: 75.5%, 2025: 78.8%, 2025 − 2021: +3.3 pp
Rank 14: Slovenia, 2021: 76.1%, 2025: 78.3%, 2025 − 2021: +2.2 pp
Rank 15: Latvia, 2021: 75.3%, 2025: 78.2%, 2025 − 2021: +2.9 pp
Rank 16: Slovakia, 2021: 74.6%, 2025: 78.1%, 2025 − 2021: +3.5 pp
Rank 17: Austria, 2021: 75.6%, 2025: 77.6%, 2025 − 2021: +2.0 pp
Rank 18: Bulgaria, 2021: 73.3%, 2025: 77.0%, 2025 − 2021: +3.7 pp
Rank 19: Finland, 2025: 76.3%, 2021: 76.8%, 2025 − 2021: −0.5 pp
Rank 20: France, 2021: 73.2%, 2025: 75.4%, 2025 − 2021: +2.2 pp
Rank 21: Croatia, 2021: 68.6%, 2025: 74.4%, 2025 − 2021: +5.8 pp
Rank 22: Luxembourg, 2025: 73.6%, 2021: 74.1%, 2025 − 2021: −0.5 pp
Rank 23: Belgium, 2021: 70.6%, 2025: 72.8%, 2025 − 2021: +2.2 pp
Rank 24: Spain, 2021: 67.5%, 2025: 72.4%, 2025 − 2021: +4.9 pp
Rank 25: Greece, 2021: 62.6%, 2025: 71.0%, 2025 − 2021: +8.4 pp
Rank 26: Romania, 2021: 67.1%, 2025: 69.0%, 2025 − 2021: +1.9 pp
Rank 27: Italy, 2021: 62.7%, 2025: 67.6%, 2025 − 2021: +4.9 pp
Eurostat marks a break in the series between 2021 and 2025 for Bulgaria, Denmark and France. Their two values are not fully comparable.How to read: each arrow goes from 2021 (outlined dot) to 2025 (filled dot). A leftward arrow means the rate fell. Each value is beside its dot. The column on the right is their difference, 2025 − 2021. Countries are ranked by 2025.The values for France and Spain follow a different definition.Source: Eurostat, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfe2emprt).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

Women and men

Among women, the gap between the highest and the lowest country was wider than among women and men together. Italy was again the lowest, at 58.0%, and Estonia the highest, at 81.4%. The gap between Estonia and Italy was 23.4 percentage points.

Among men, the gap between the highest and the lowest country was much narrower than among women. Malta was the highest, at 89.1%, and Belgium the lowest, at 76.4%. The highest and the lowest were 12.7 percentage points apart.

Employment rate of people aged 20 to 64: women and men, %

2025
WomenMenMen − womenDifference
60708090pp
EU, Women: 71.3%, Men: 80.9%, Men − women: +9.6 pp
Rank 1: Estonia, Women: 81.4%, Men: 81.9%, Men − women: +0.5 pp
Rank 2: Lithuania, Men: 79.7%, Women: 80.3%, Men − women: −0.6 pp
Rank 3: Sweden, Women: 79.8%, Men: 83.7%, Men − women: +3.9 pp
Rank 4: Netherlands, Women: 79.6%, Men: 87.2%, Men − women: +7.6 pp
Rank 5: Germany, Women: 77.7%, Men: 84.5%, Men − women: +6.8 pp
Rank 6: Czechia, Women: 77.5%, Men: 88.2%, Men − women: +10.7 pp
Rank 7: Latvia, Women: 77.3%, Men: 79.2%, Men − women: +1.9 pp
Rank 8: Hungary, Women: 77.0%, Men: 85.1%, Men − women: +8.1 pp
Rank 8: Portugal, Women: 77.0%, Men: 82.4%, Men − women: +5.4 pp
Rank 10: Malta, Women: 76.7%, Men: 89.1%, Men − women: +12.4 pp
Rank 10: Denmark, Women: 76.7%, Men: 82.9%, Men − women: +6.2 pp
Rank 12: Cyprus, Women: 76.3%, Men: 86.4%, Men − women: +10.1 pp
Rank 13: Ireland, Women: 75.7%, Men: 84.7%, Men − women: +9.0 pp
Rank 13: Slovenia, Women: 75.7%, Men: 80.6%, Men − women: +4.9 pp
Rank 13: Finland, Women: 75.7%, Men: 77.0%, Men − women: +1.3 pp
Rank 16: Austria, Women: 74.2%, Men: 81.0%, Men − women: +6.8 pp
Rank 17: Slovakia, Women: 73.7%, Men: 82.4%, Men − women: +8.7 pp
Rank 18: Poland, Women: 73.2%, Men: 84.5%, Men − women: +11.3 pp
Rank 18: Bulgaria, Women: 73.2%, Men: 80.6%, Men − women: +7.4 pp
Rank 20: France, Women: 72.6%, Men: 78.3%, Men − women: +5.7 pp
Rank 21: Croatia, Women: 71.8%, Men: 76.8%, Men − women: +5.0 pp
Rank 22: Luxembourg, Women: 70.2%, Men: 77.0%, Men − women: +6.8 pp
Rank 23: Belgium, Women: 69.3%, Men: 76.4%, Men − women: +7.1 pp
Rank 24: Spain, Women: 67.6%, Men: 77.1%, Men − women: +9.5 pp
Rank 25: Greece, Women: 62.3%, Men: 79.7%, Men − women: +17.4 pp
Rank 26: Romania, Women: 59.5%, Men: 78.2%, Men − women: +18.7 pp
Rank 27: Italy, Women: 58.0%, Men: 77.1%, Men − women: +19.1 pp
How to read: the filled dot (women) and the outlined dot (men) each have their value beside them. The column on the right is their difference, men − women. Countries are ranked by the filled dot.The values for France and Spain follow a different definition.Source: Eurostat, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfe2emprt).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·
EveryoneWomenMen
Lowest67.6%Italy58.0%Italy76.4%Belgium
Highest83.6%Malta81.4%Estonia89.1%Malta
Highest − lowest16.0 pp23.4 pp12.7 pp

Everyone

Lowest: 67.6% (Italy)Highest: 83.6% (Malta)Highest − lowest: 16.0 pp

Women

Lowest: 58.0% (Italy)Highest: 81.4% (Estonia)Highest − lowest: 23.4 pp

Men

Lowest: 76.4% (Belgium)Highest: 89.1% (Malta)Highest − lowest: 12.7 pp

By age

In 2025, 34.5% of people aged 15 to 24 in the EU were employed, 84.1% of those aged 35 to 44 and 66.4% of those aged 55 to 64.

Employment rate by age, %

2025
20–6415–2425–3435–4445–5455–64
EU, 20–64: 76.1%,15–24: 34.5%,25–34: 79.6%,35–44: 84.1%,45–54: 83.8%,55–64: 66.4%,
Rank 1: Malta, 20–64: 83.6%,15–24: 48.1%,25–34: 90.6%,35–44: 90.2%,45–54: 86.8%,55–64: 61.4%,
Rank 2: Netherlands, 20–64: 83.4%,15–24: 76.0%,25–34: 87.7%,35–44: 86.9%,45–54: 85.3%,55–64: 75.8%,
Rank 3: Czechia, 20–64: 82.9%,15–24: 24.9%,25–34: 80.4%,35–44: 89.0%,45–54: 93.7%,55–64: 78.3%,
Rank 4: Sweden, 20–64: 81.8%,15–24: 43.3%,25–34: 81.2%,35–44: 87.6%,45–54: 88.3%,55–64: 78.3%,
Rank 5: Estonia, 20–64: 81.7%,15–24: 34.2%,25–34: 85.3%,35–44: 85.6%,45–54: 85.8%,55–64: 77.0%,
Rank 6: Cyprus, 20–64: 81.3%,15–24: 33.5%,25–34: 84.3%,35–44: 87.4%,45–54: 86.8%,55–64: 71.0%,
Rank 7: Germany, 20–64: 81.1%,15–24: 50.8%,25–34: 82.8%,35–44: 85.5%,45–54: 86.4%,55–64: 75.3%,
Rank 7: Hungary, 20–64: 81.1%,15–24: 26.3%,25–34: 84.7%,35–44: 89.2%,45–54: 89.4%,55–64: 72.1%,
Rank 9: Ireland, 20–64: 80.2%,15–24: 46.4%,25–34: 83.7%,35–44: 85.3%,45–54: 85.1%,55–64: 69.4%,
Rank 10: Lithuania, 20–64: 80.0%,15–24: 30.6%,25–34: 86.1%,35–44: 87.8%,45–54: 83.7%,55–64: 69.9%,
Rank 11: Denmark, 20–64: 79.8%,15–24: 60.3%,25–34: 79.5%,35–44: 83.7%,45–54: 85.9%,55–64: 74.7%,
Rank 12: Portugal, 20–64: 79.6%,15–24: 27.9%,25–34: 85.6%,35–44: 89.5%,45–54: 87.3%,55–64: 69.5%,
Rank 13: Poland, 20–64: 78.8%,15–24: 27.4%,25–34: 85.9%,35–44: 88.7%,45–54: 86.2%,55–64: 60.1%,
Rank 14: Slovenia, 20–64: 78.3%,15–24: 31.1%,25–34: 85.6%,35–44: 91.4%,45–54: 90.8%,55–64: 57.6%,
Rank 15: Latvia, 20–64: 78.2%,15–24: 30.8%,25–34: 82.2%,35–44: 83.3%,45–54: 81.0%,55–64: 73.6%,
Rank 16: Slovakia, 20–64: 78.1%,15–24: 21.7%,25–34: 80.4%,35–44: 87.0%,45–54: 88.3%,55–64: 66.6%,
Rank 17: Austria, 20–64: 77.6%,15–24: 50.8%,25–34: 82.6%,35–44: 86.0%,45–54: 87.2%,55–64: 60.9%,
Rank 18: Bulgaria, 20–64: 77.0%,15–24: 16.6%,25–34: 78.6%,35–44: 86.1%,45–54: 86.2%,55–64: 71.2%,
Rank 19: Finland, 20–64: 76.3%,15–24: 42.2%,25–34: 75.5%,35–44: 81.3%,45–54: 84.2%,55–64: 72.3%,
Rank 20: France, 20–64: 75.4%,15–24: 34.5%,25–34: 79.7%,35–44: 84.4%,45–54: 84.4%,55–64: 61.7%,
Rank 21: Croatia, 20–64: 74.4%,15–24: 24.3%,25–34: 81.6%,35–44: 89.8%,45–54: 84.4%,55–64: 54.9%,
Rank 22: Luxembourg, 20–64: 73.6%,15–24: 26.4%,25–34: 84.4%,35–44: 85.8%,45–54: 85.3%,55–64: 48.9%,
Rank 23: Belgium, 20–64: 72.8%,15–24: 28.4%,25–34: 78.6%,35–44: 83.8%,45–54: 81.4%,55–64: 61.5%,
Rank 24: Spain, 20–64: 72.4%,15–24: 25.4%,25–34: 76.5%,35–44: 81.5%,45–54: 80.5%,55–64: 62.4%,
Rank 25: Greece, 20–64: 71.0%,15–24: 19.7%,25–34: 72.9%,35–44: 80.2%,45–54: 81.4%,55–64: 59.6%,
Rank 26: Romania, 20–64: 69.0%,15–24: 17.6%,25–34: 73.5%,35–44: 78.7%,45–54: 79.3%,55–64: 57.0%,
Rank 27: Italy, 20–64: 67.6%,15–24: 17.9%,25–34: 68.5%,35–44: 76.9%,45–54: 77.7%,55–64: 61.2%,
20–6415–2425–3435–44
EU, 20–64: 76.1%,15–24: 34.5%,25–34: 79.6%,35–44: 84.1%,
Rank 1: Malta, 20–64: 83.6%,15–24: 48.1%,25–34: 90.6%,35–44: 90.2%,
Rank 2: Netherlands, 20–64: 83.4%,15–24: 76.0%,25–34: 87.7%,35–44: 86.9%,
Rank 3: Czechia, 20–64: 82.9%,15–24: 24.9%,25–34: 80.4%,35–44: 89.0%,
Rank 4: Sweden, 20–64: 81.8%,15–24: 43.3%,25–34: 81.2%,35–44: 87.6%,
Rank 5: Estonia, 20–64: 81.7%,15–24: 34.2%,25–34: 85.3%,35–44: 85.6%,
Rank 6: Cyprus, 20–64: 81.3%,15–24: 33.5%,25–34: 84.3%,35–44: 87.4%,
Rank 7: Germany, 20–64: 81.1%,15–24: 50.8%,25–34: 82.8%,35–44: 85.5%,
Rank 7: Hungary, 20–64: 81.1%,15–24: 26.3%,25–34: 84.7%,35–44: 89.2%,
Rank 9: Ireland, 20–64: 80.2%,15–24: 46.4%,25–34: 83.7%,35–44: 85.3%,
Rank 10: Lithuania, 20–64: 80.0%,15–24: 30.6%,25–34: 86.1%,35–44: 87.8%,
Rank 11: Denmark, 20–64: 79.8%,15–24: 60.3%,25–34: 79.5%,35–44: 83.7%,
Rank 12: Portugal, 20–64: 79.6%,15–24: 27.9%,25–34: 85.6%,35–44: 89.5%,
Rank 13: Poland, 20–64: 78.8%,15–24: 27.4%,25–34: 85.9%,35–44: 88.7%,
Rank 14: Slovenia, 20–64: 78.3%,15–24: 31.1%,25–34: 85.6%,35–44: 91.4%,
Rank 15: Latvia, 20–64: 78.2%,15–24: 30.8%,25–34: 82.2%,35–44: 83.3%,
Rank 16: Slovakia, 20–64: 78.1%,15–24: 21.7%,25–34: 80.4%,35–44: 87.0%,
Rank 17: Austria, 20–64: 77.6%,15–24: 50.8%,25–34: 82.6%,35–44: 86.0%,
Rank 18: Bulgaria, 20–64: 77.0%,15–24: 16.6%,25–34: 78.6%,35–44: 86.1%,
Rank 19: Finland, 20–64: 76.3%,15–24: 42.2%,25–34: 75.5%,35–44: 81.3%,
Rank 20: France, 20–64: 75.4%,15–24: 34.5%,25–34: 79.7%,35–44: 84.4%,
Rank 21: Croatia, 20–64: 74.4%,15–24: 24.3%,25–34: 81.6%,35–44: 89.8%,
Rank 22: Luxembourg, 20–64: 73.6%,15–24: 26.4%,25–34: 84.4%,35–44: 85.8%,
Rank 23: Belgium, 20–64: 72.8%,15–24: 28.4%,25–34: 78.6%,35–44: 83.8%,
Rank 24: Spain, 20–64: 72.4%,15–24: 25.4%,25–34: 76.5%,35–44: 81.5%,
Rank 25: Greece, 20–64: 71.0%,15–24: 19.7%,25–34: 72.9%,35–44: 80.2%,
Rank 26: Romania, 20–64: 69.0%,15–24: 17.6%,25–34: 73.5%,35–44: 78.7%,
Rank 27: Italy, 20–64: 67.6%,15–24: 17.9%,25–34: 68.5%,35–44: 76.9%,
20–6445–5455–64
EU, 20–64: 76.1%,45–54: 83.8%,55–64: 66.4%,
Rank 1: Malta, 20–64: 83.6%,45–54: 86.8%,55–64: 61.4%,
Rank 2: Netherlands, 20–64: 83.4%,45–54: 85.3%,55–64: 75.8%,
Rank 3: Czechia, 20–64: 82.9%,45–54: 93.7%,55–64: 78.3%,
Rank 4: Sweden, 20–64: 81.8%,45–54: 88.3%,55–64: 78.3%,
Rank 5: Estonia, 20–64: 81.7%,45–54: 85.8%,55–64: 77.0%,
Rank 6: Cyprus, 20–64: 81.3%,45–54: 86.8%,55–64: 71.0%,
Rank 7: Germany, 20–64: 81.1%,45–54: 86.4%,55–64: 75.3%,
Rank 7: Hungary, 20–64: 81.1%,45–54: 89.4%,55–64: 72.1%,
Rank 9: Ireland, 20–64: 80.2%,45–54: 85.1%,55–64: 69.4%,
Rank 10: Lithuania, 20–64: 80.0%,45–54: 83.7%,55–64: 69.9%,
Rank 11: Denmark, 20–64: 79.8%,45–54: 85.9%,55–64: 74.7%,
Rank 12: Portugal, 20–64: 79.6%,45–54: 87.3%,55–64: 69.5%,
Rank 13: Poland, 20–64: 78.8%,45–54: 86.2%,55–64: 60.1%,
Rank 14: Slovenia, 20–64: 78.3%,45–54: 90.8%,55–64: 57.6%,
Rank 15: Latvia, 20–64: 78.2%,45–54: 81.0%,55–64: 73.6%,
Rank 16: Slovakia, 20–64: 78.1%,45–54: 88.3%,55–64: 66.6%,
Rank 17: Austria, 20–64: 77.6%,45–54: 87.2%,55–64: 60.9%,
Rank 18: Bulgaria, 20–64: 77.0%,45–54: 86.2%,55–64: 71.2%,
Rank 19: Finland, 20–64: 76.3%,45–54: 84.2%,55–64: 72.3%,
Rank 20: France, 20–64: 75.4%,45–54: 84.4%,55–64: 61.7%,
Rank 21: Croatia, 20–64: 74.4%,45–54: 84.4%,55–64: 54.9%,
Rank 22: Luxembourg, 20–64: 73.6%,45–54: 85.3%,55–64: 48.9%,
Rank 23: Belgium, 20–64: 72.8%,45–54: 81.4%,55–64: 61.5%,
Rank 24: Spain, 20–64: 72.4%,45–54: 80.5%,55–64: 62.4%,
Rank 25: Greece, 20–64: 71.0%,45–54: 81.4%,55–64: 59.6%,
Rank 26: Romania, 20–64: 69.0%,45–54: 79.3%,55–64: 57.0%,
Rank 27: Italy, 20–64: 67.6%,45–54: 77.7%,55–64: 61.2%,
How to read: one row per country, one column per group, each value in its cell. The stronger the colour, the higher the value. Countries are ranked by the “20–64” column.The values for France and Spain follow a different definition.Source: Eurostat, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfe2emprt).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

About the data

The share of people in an age group who are employed, by NUTS 2 region.

Counted: aged 20 to 64.

Eurostat: “The employment rate is the percentage of employed persons in relation to the comparable total population.” (source)

EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS), a sample survey of households run by the national statistical institutes every quarter. The regional figures are averages of the year's four quarters.

How to read these numbers

How it is measured

The survey covers people usually living in private households. People in collective or institutional households are not included.

People count as employed if they worked for at least one hour for pay, profit or family gain in the survey week, or had a job from which they were temporarily absent.

The regions follow NUTS 2024 back to 2019. Portugal's and the Netherlands' new regions have values from 2019, and their old regions end in 2018.

France's figures have included the overseas departments Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Réunion since 2014, and Mayotte since 2024. Cyprus's figures cover only the areas controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus. Spain's figures include the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla. Portugal's include the Azores and Madeira.

Different definitions

Since 2021, every value for Spain and France and their regions is marked by Eurostat as following a different definition (flag d). Both countries still use the rules of 2020 and before to decide whether people on temporary lay-off count as employed. This concerns France (2021, 2025) and Spain (2021, 2025).

Flag d also concerns the regions of France (2025) and the regions of Spain (2025).

Breaks in the series

A break in the series (flag b) means that a value is not fully comparable with the periods before it. This concerns Bulgaria (2024), Denmark (2023) and France (2024).

Low reliability

A value of low reliability (flag u) should be read with care. This concerns the regions of France (2025).

Sources and data

Eurostat, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). Data updated 30 October 2026, retrieved 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Eurostat metadata · Eurostat methodology

The exact Eurostat API query

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfst_r_lfe2emprt?format=JSON&lang=en&age=Y20-64&freq=A&geo=AT&geo=BE&geo=BG&geo=CY&geo=CZ&geo=DE&geo=DK&geo=EE&geo=EL&geo=ES&geo=EU27_2020&geo=FI&geo=FR&geo=HR&geo=HU&geo=IE&geo=IT&geo=LT&geo=LU&geo=LV&geo=MT&geo=NL&geo=PL&geo=PT&geo=RO&geo=SE&geo=SI&geo=SK&sex=T&unit=PC

How every number in this story was computed

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