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Employment rate, age 20-64

34 European countries compared for 2025, eu average 76.1 %. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

85.8 %

Iceland

EU average

76.1 %

27 member states

Median country

78.3 %

half above, half below

Range

58.1 to 85.8

Türkiye - Iceland

How to read it

Across 34 countries, the highest value is in Iceland (85.8 %) and the lowest in Türkiye (58.1 %).

Half of the countries are above 78.3 % and half below.

The EU average is 76.1 %; 22 of 34 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value rose from 67.3 % in 2009 to 76.1 % in 2025.

Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data
Percentage of total population · Total employment (resident population concept - LFS) · Total · From 20 to 64 years

Eurostat methods can differ from the World Bank data used elsewhere on the site - source and licence.

Employment over time

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Ranking of countries

2025

In chart
Iceland in chart	1	Iceland non-EU	85.8	+9.7
Malta in chart	2	Malta	83.6	+7.5
Netherlands in chart	3	Netherlands	83.4	+7.3
Czechia in chart	4	Czechia	82.9	+6.8
Switzerland in chart	5	Switzerland non-EU	82.4	+6.3
Sweden in chart	6	Sweden	81.8	+5.7
Estonia in chart	7	Estonia	81.7	+5.6
Cyprus in chart	8	Cyprus	81.3	+5.2
Germany in chart	9	Germany	81.1	+5.0
Hungary in chart	10	Hungary	81.1	+5.0
Ireland in chart	11	Ireland	80.2	+4.1
Lithuania in chart	12	Lithuania	80.0	+3.9
Denmark in chart	13	Denmark	79.8	+3.7
Portugal in chart	14	Portugal	79.6	+3.5
Norway in chart	15	Norway non-EU	79.5	+3.4
Poland in chart	16	Poland	78.8	+2.7
Slovenia in chart	17	Slovenia	78.3	+2.2
Latvia in chart	18	Latvia	78.2	+2.1
Slovakia in chart	19	Slovakia	78.1	+2.0
Austria in chart	20	Austria	77.6	+1.5
Bulgaria in chart	21	Bulgaria	77.0	+0.9
Finland in chart	22	Finland	76.3	+0.2
France in chart	23	France	75.4	−0.7
Croatia in chart	24	Croatia	74.4	−1.7
Luxembourg in chart	25	Luxembourg	73.9	−2.2
Belgium in chart	26	Belgium	72.8	−3.3
Spain in chart	27	Spain	72.4	−3.7
Serbia in chart	28	Serbia non-EU	71.6	−4.5
Greece in chart	29	Greece	71.0	−5.1
Romania in chart	30	Romania	69.0	−7.1
Italy in chart	31	Italy	67.6	−8.5
North Macedonia in chart	32	North Macedonia non-EU	63.7	−12.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina in chart	33	Bosnia and Herzegovina non-EU	59.5	−16.6
Türkiye in chart	34	Türkiye non-EU	58.1	−18.0

Tick a country in the table to add it to the chart, up to six at a time - a chart with more lines stops being readable. The ranking is for the latest period in which most countries have a value. EU and euro area aggregates do not take part in the ranking.