Employment rate in the region (age 20-64) by NUTS 1 region

110 European regions compared for 2025. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

85.8 %

Ísland · Iceland

Median region

77.0 %

of 110 regions

Last in the ranking

47.7 %

Ortadoğu Anadolu · Türkiye

How to read it

Across European NUTS 1 regions the values range from 47.7 % (Ortadoğu Anadolu) to 85.8 % (Ísland).

Differences between regions of one country are often larger than differences between countries - which is why regions are compared across Europe, not only at home.

Employment rates by NUTS 2 region
Percentage · Total · From 20 to 64 years

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Ranking

2025


1	Ísland	Iceland	85.8
2	Åland	Finland	85.5
3	Bayern	Germany	84.3
4	Oost-Nederland	Netherlands	84.2
5	Közép-Magyarország	Hungary	84.0
6	Makroregion województwo mazowieckie	Poland	83.6
7	Baden-Württemberg	Germany	83.6
8	Malta	Malta	83.6
9	West-Nederland	Netherlands	83.5
10	Zuid-Nederland	Netherlands	83.1
11	Česko	Czechia	82.9
12	Rheinland-Pfalz	Germany	82.5
13	Sachsen	Germany	82.4
14	Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera	Switzerland	82.4
15	Norra Sverige	Sweden	82.3
16	Noord-Nederland	Netherlands	82.1
17	Östra Sverige	Sweden	81.9
18	Eesti	Estonia	81.7
19	Brandenburg	Germany	81.6
20	Södra Sverige	Sweden	81.5
21	Thüringen	Germany	81.3
22	Kýpros	Cyprus	81.3
23	Niedersachsen	Germany	81.3
24	Dunántúl	Hungary	81.1
25	Westösterreich	Austria	80.9
26	Schleswig-Holstein	Germany	80.9
27	Hessen	Germany	80.4
28	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany	80.3
29	Ireland	Ireland	80.2
30	Lietuva	Lithuania	80.0
31	Makroregion południowo-zachodni	Poland	79.9
32	Danmark	Denmark	79.8
33	Continente	Portugal	79.7
34	Makroregion centralny	Poland	79.6
35	Norge	Norway	79.5
36	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany	79.2
37	Makroregion północno-zachodni	Poland	78.9
38	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Germany	78.8
39	Hamburg	Germany	78.7
40	Alföld és Észak	Hungary	78.5
41	Makroregion północny	Poland	78.5
42	Saarland	Germany	78.4
43	Slovenija	Slovenia	78.3
44	Bretagne	France	78.3
45	Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria	Bulgaria	78.3
46	Latvija	Latvia	78.2
47	Slovensko	Slovakia	78.1
48	Comunidad de Madrid	Spain	77.9
49	Centre — Val de Loire	France	77.9
50	Pays de la Loire	France	77.5
51	Südösterreich	Austria	77.5
52	Vlaams Gewest	Belgium	77.3
53	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	France	77.3
54	Região Autónoma da Madeira	Portugal	77.2
55	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	France	77.1
56	Makroregion południowy	Poland	76.9
57	Berlin	Germany	76.7
58	Região Autónoma dos Açores	Portugal	76.7
59	Ile de France	France	76.5
60	Manner-Suomi	Finland	76.3
61	Nord-Est	Italy	76.0
62	Normandie	France	75.8
63	Makroregion wschodni	Poland	75.5
64	Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria	Bulgaria	75.5
65	Noreste	Spain	75.3
66	Ostösterreich	Austria	75.0
67	Grand Est	France	75.0
68	Occitanie	France	74.9
69	Nord-Ovest	Italy	74.8
70	Bremen	Germany	74.7
71	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	France	74.7
72	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	France	74.4
73	Hrvatska	Croatia	74.4
74	Este	Spain	74.3
75	Macroregiunea Trei	Romania	74.2
76	Srbija - sever	Serbia	73.8
77	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	73.6
78	Attiki	Greece	73.1
79	Corse	France	72.9
80	Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti	Greece	72.8
81	Hauts-de-France	France	72.6
82	Noroeste	Spain	72.5
83	Centro (IT)	Italy	72.2
84	Centro (ES)	Spain	71.3
85	Kentriki Elláda	Greece	70.3
86	Macroregiunea Unu	Romania	70.2
87	Srbija - jug	Serbia	69.1
88	Voreia Elláda	Greece	68.1
89	Région wallonne	Belgium	67.9
90	Canarias	Spain	67.7
91	Sur	Spain	66.2
92	Macroregiunea Doi	Romania	66.1
93	Macroregiunea Patru	Romania	64.0
94	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	Belgium	63.9
95	Severna Makedonija	North Macedonia	63.7
96	Batı Marmara	Türkiye	62.0
97	Doğu Karadeniz	Türkiye	61.6
98	Ege	Türkiye	61.1
99	Doğu Marmara	Türkiye	60.2
100	İstanbul	Türkiye	59.8
101	Batı Karadeniz	Türkiye	59.7
102	Batı Anadolu	Türkiye	58.3
103	Akdeniz	Türkiye	58.3
104	RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises	France	57.1
105	Kuzeydoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	56.9
106	Orta Anadolu	Türkiye	55.9
107	Sud	Italy	54.2
108	Isole	Italy	54.1
109	Güneydoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	49.2
110	Ortadoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	47.7

The ranking is for the latest period in which most regions have a value; the most recent year is often published by only some countries.