How the numbers were computed

For the story The employment rate in the EU countries and regions.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values, except those in the paragraph under the standfirst, which names its own sources outside Eurostat. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Germany and Hungary, at 81.1% each, are both 7th, and Ireland is 9th.

27 values, one per country lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag d: France, Spain

16.0 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 83.6 − 67.6 = 16.0. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

83.6: Malta, 2025 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.MT@2025 · request r1
67.6: Italy, 2025 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.IT@2025 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2025: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag d: France, Spain

Class 1 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

50 values, one per region lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r5 · flag d: Galicia, Languedoc-Roussillon, Principado de Asturias, Nord-Pas de Calais, Comunitat Valenciana, Castilla-La Mancha, Región de Murcia, Canarias, Martinique, Extremadura, Andalucía, Guadeloupe, La Réunion, Ciudad de Ceuta, Ciudad de Melilla, Guyane, Mayotte

Class 2 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

48 values, one per region lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r5 · flag d: Ile de France, Basse-Normandie, Cataluña, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Aragón, Bourgogne, Illes Balears, Haute-Normandie, País Vasco, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Castilla y León, Picardie, Cantabria, Franche-Comté, Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine, Corse · flag u: Corse

Class 3 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

50 values, one per region lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r5 · flag d: Alsace, Bretagne, Centre — Val de Loire, Comunidad de Madrid, Pays de la Loire, Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, Poitou-Charentes, La Rioja, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Limousin

Class 4 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

47 values, one per region lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r5

Class 5 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

49 values, one per region lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r5

Over time

The EU figure, 2021–2025

The figure of the European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as Eurostat publishes it, one value a year.

73.1 (flag b): European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.EU27_2020@2021 · request r1
74.6: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2022 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.EU27_2020@2022 · request r1
75.3: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2023 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.EU27_2020@2023 · request r1
75.7: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2024 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.EU27_2020@2024 · request r1
76.1: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.EU27_2020@2025 · request r1

Differences, 2025 − 2021

Per country and for the EU, the 2025 value minus the 2021 value. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

28 values, one per country and the EU's lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1 · flag d: France, Spain
28 values, one per country and the EU's lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2021 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1 · flag b: Malta, Netherlands, Czechia, Sweden, Estonia, Cyprus, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Denmark, Portugal, Poland, Slovenia, Latvia, Slovakia, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Croatia, Luxembourg, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Romania, Italy, European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) · flag d: France, Spain

Countries where the rate fell

The countries whose difference 2025 − 2021 is below zero, 2 in all.

uses Differences, 2025 − 2021

Countries where the rate rose

The countries whose difference 2025 − 2021 is above zero, 25 in all.

uses Differences, 2025 − 2021

Women and men

Ranks, women

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Hungary and Portugal, at 77.0% each, are both 8th, and Denmark and Malta are both 10th.

27 values, one per country lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.F.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2 · flag d: France, Spain

23.4 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 81.4 − 58.0 = 23.4. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

81.4: Estonia, 2025 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.F.Y20-64.EE@2025 · request r2
58.0: Italy, 2025 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.F.Y20-64.IT@2025 · request r2

Ranks, men

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Germany and Poland, at 84.5% each, are both 7th, and Sweden is 9th.

27 values, one per country lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.M.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3 · flag d: France, Spain

12.7 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 89.1 − 76.4 = 12.7. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

89.1: Malta, 2025 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.M.Y20-64.MT@2025 · request r3
76.4: Belgium, 2025 lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.M.Y20-64.BE@2025 · request r3

Differences, men − women

Per country and for the EU, men minus women. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

28 values, one per country and the EU's lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.F.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r2 · flag d: France, Spain
28 values, one per country and the EU's lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.M.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r3 · flag d: France, Spain

By age

Values, by age

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and group and for the EU, shown rounded to 1 decimal.

28 values, one per country and the EU's lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1 · flag d: France, Spain
28 values, one per country and the EU's lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y15-24.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag d: France, Spain
28 values, one per country and the EU's lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y25-34.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag d: France, Spain
28 values, one per country and the EU's lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y35-44.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag d: France, Spain
28 values, one per country and the EU's lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y45-54.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag d: France, Spain
28 values, one per country and the EU's lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y55-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag d: France, Spain

Ranks, 20–64

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Germany and Hungary, at 81.1% each, are both 7th, and Ireland is 9th.

27 values, one per country lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag d: France, Spain

The regions of the EU

Ranks, the regions of the EU

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Střední Čechy and Zeeland, at 84.5% each, are both 8th, and Flevoland and Noord-Holland are both 10th.

244 values, one per region lfst_r_lfe2emprt:A.PC.T.Y20-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r5 · flag d: Alsace, Bretagne, Centre — Val de Loire, Comunidad de Madrid, Pays de la Loire, Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, Poitou-Charentes, La Rioja, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Limousin, Ile de France, Basse-Normandie, Cataluña, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Aragón, Bourgogne, Illes Balears, Haute-Normandie, País Vasco, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Castilla y León, Picardie, Cantabria, Franche-Comté, Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine, Corse, Galicia, Languedoc-Roussillon, Principado de Asturias, Nord-Pas de Calais, Comunitat Valenciana, Castilla-La Mancha, Región de Murcia, Canarias, Martinique, Extremadura, Andalucía, Guadeloupe, La Réunion, Ciudad de Ceuta, Ciudad de Melilla, Guyane, Mayotte · flag u: Corse