Employment rate in the region (age 20-64) by NUTS 2 region

289 European regions compared for 2025. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

86.9 %

Warszawski stołeczny · Poland

Median region

77.0 %

of 289 regions

Last in the ranking

36.9 %

Mayotte · France

How to read it

Across European NUTS 2 regions the values range from 36.9 % (Mayotte) to 86.9 % (Warszawski stołeczny).

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	Warszawski stołeczny	Poland	86.9
2	Praha	Czechia	86.0
3	Ísland	Iceland	85.8
4	Zentralschweiz	Switzerland	85.6
5	Åland	Finland	85.5
6	Utrecht	Netherlands	85.4
7	Oberbayern	Germany	85.1
8	Mellersta Norrland	Sweden	85.0
9	Ostschweiz	Switzerland	84.8
10	Sostinės regionas	Lithuania	84.7
11	Střední Čechy	Czechia	84.5
12	Zeeland	Netherlands	84.5
13	Zürich	Switzerland	84.5
14	Noord-Holland	Netherlands	84.4
15	Flevoland	Netherlands	84.4
16	Tübingen	Germany	84.3
17	Bratislavský kraj	Slovakia	84.3
18	Schwaben	Germany	84.3
19	Budapest	Hungary	84.3
20	Overijssel	Netherlands	84.2
21	Dresden	Germany	84.2
22	Gelderland	Netherlands	84.1
23	Noord-Brabant	Netherlands	84.1
24	Oberpfalz	Germany	84.0
25	Niederbayern	Germany	84.0
26	Freiburg	Germany	83.9
27	Espace Mittelland	Switzerland	83.9
28	Oberfranken	Germany	83.8
29	Småland med öarna	Sweden	83.7
30	Mittelfranken	Germany	83.7
31	Stuttgart	Germany	83.6
32	Malta	Malta	83.6
33	Pest	Hungary	83.6
34	Stockholm	Sweden	83.5
35	Unterfranken	Germany	83.4
36	Jihozápad	Czechia	83.4
37	Weser-Ems	Germany	83.3
38	Drenthe	Netherlands	83.2
39	Közép-Dunántúl	Hungary	83.1
40	Nordwestschweiz	Switzerland	83.1
41	Trier	Germany	83.0
42	Friesland (NL)	Netherlands	82.9
43	Koblenz	Germany	82.9
44	Karlsruhe	Germany	82.6
45	Střední Morava	Czechia	82.5
46	Jihovýchod	Czechia	82.5
47	Severovýchod	Czechia	82.3
48	Nyugat-Dunántúl	Hungary	82.2
49	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	Germany	82.1
50	Hovedstaden	Denmark	82.1
51	Övre Norrland	Sweden	82.0
52	Tirol	Austria	82.0
53	Zuid-Holland	Netherlands	82.0
54	Kassel	Germany	81.9
55	Grande Lisboa	Portugal	81.9
56	Salzburg	Austria	81.8
57	Detmold	Germany	81.7
58	Lüneburg	Germany	81.7
59	Västsverige	Sweden	81.7
60	Eesti	Estonia	81.7
61	Brandenburg	Germany	81.6
62	Vestlandet	Norway	81.6
63	Yugozapaden	Bulgaria	81.5
64	Chemnitz	Germany	81.4
65	Dél-Alföld	Hungary	81.3
66	Kýpros	Cyprus	81.3
67	Thüringen	Germany	81.3
68	Norra Mellansverige	Sweden	81.2
69	Leipzig	Germany	81.2
70	Bucureşti-Ilfov	Romania	81.1
71	Limburg (NL)	Netherlands	81.0
72	Schleswig-Holstein	Germany	80.9
73	Łódzkie	Poland	80.8
74	Grad Zagreb	Croatia	80.8
75	Eastern and Midland	Ireland	80.7
76	Moravskoslezsko	Czechia	80.6
77	Algarve	Portugal	80.6
78	Centro (PT)	Portugal	80.5
79	Groningen	Netherlands	80.4
80	Oberösterreich	Austria	80.3
81	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany	80.3
82	Gießen	Germany	80.3
83	Oslo og Viken	Norway	80.3
84	Dolnośląskie	Poland	80.2
85	Münster	Germany	80.2
86	Alentejo	Portugal	80.2
87	Severozápad	Czechia	80.1
88	Sydsverige	Sweden	80.0
89	Darmstadt	Germany	80.0
90	Pomorskie	Poland	80.0
91	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	Italy	80.0
92	Braunschweig	Germany	80.0
93	Southern	Ireland	80.0
94	Vorarlberg	Austria	79.9
95	Zahodna Slovenija	Slovenia	79.9
96	Península de Setúbal	Portugal	79.9
97	Wielkopolskie	Poland	79.8
98	Köln	Germany	79.8
99	Östra Mellansverige	Sweden	79.6
100	Niederösterreich	Austria	79.5
101	Západné Slovensko	Slovakia	79.5
102	Nord-Norge	Norway	79.4
103	Hannover	Germany	79.4
104	Stredné Slovensko	Slovakia	79.4
105	Midtjylland	Denmark	79.4
106	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	Belgium	79.2
107	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany	79.2
108	Severoiztochen	Bulgaria	79.2
109	Northern and Western	Ireland	79.1
110	Opolskie	Poland	78.8
111	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	Belgium	78.8
112	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	Portugal	78.8
113	Hamburg	Germany	78.7
114	Kujawsko-pomorskie	Poland	78.6
115	Trøndelag	Norway	78.6
116	Sjælland	Denmark	78.6
117	Saarland	Germany	78.4
118	Alsace	France	78.4
119	Mazowiecki regionalny	Poland	78.4
120	Bretagne	France	78.3
121	Lubuskie	Poland	78.3
122	Latvija	Latvia	78.2
123	Norte	Portugal	78.2
124	Észak-Alföld	Hungary	78.2
125	Syddanmark	Denmark	78.1
126	Comunidad de Madrid	Spain	77.9
127	Centre — Val de Loire	France	77.9
128	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	Italy	77.8
129	Steiermark	Austria	77.8
130	Podlaskie	Poland	77.8
131	Nordjylland	Denmark	77.8
132	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	Lithuania	77.7
133	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	Italy	77.6
134	Arnsberg	Germany	77.5
135	Pays de la Loire	France	77.5
136	Aquitaine	France	77.4
137	Dél-Dunántúl	Hungary	77.3
138	Midi-Pyrénées	France	77.3
139	Região Autónoma da Madeira	Portugal	77.2
140	Poitou-Charentes	France	77.2
141	Zachodniopomorskie	Poland	77.1
142	Rhône-Alpes	France	77.1
143	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	Belgium	77.1
144	La Rioja	Spain	77.1
145	Świętokrzyskie	Poland	77.0
146	Auvergne	France	77.0
147	Śląskie	Poland	77.0
148	Helsinki-Uusimaa	Finland	77.0
149	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	77.0
150	Burgenland	Austria	76.9
151	Länsi-Suomi	Finland	76.9
152	Lubelskie	Poland	76.8
153	Kärnten	Austria	76.8
154	Limousin	France	76.8
155	Düsseldorf	Germany	76.8
156	Région lémanique	Switzerland	76.8
157	Vzhodna Slovenija	Slovenia	76.8
158	Beogradski region	Serbia	76.8
159	Berlin	Germany	76.7
160	Região Autónoma dos Açores	Portugal	76.7
161	Małopolskie	Poland	76.7
162	Innlandet	Norway	76.6
163	Ile de France	France	76.5
164	Basse-Normandie	France	76.4
165	Cataluña	Spain	76.4
166	Prov. Antwerpen	Belgium	76.2
167	Toscana	Italy	76.0
168	Észak-Magyarország	Hungary	75.8
169	Etelä-Suomi	Finland	75.8
170	Sjeverna Hrvatska	Croatia	75.8
171	Comunidad Foral de Navarra	Spain	75.7
172	Warmińsko-mazurskie	Poland	75.6
173	Aragón	Spain	75.6
174	Bourgogne	France	75.5
175	Illes Balears	Spain	75.5
176	Agder og Sør-Østlandet	Norway	75.5
177	Haute-Normandie	France	75.4
178	Kriti	Greece	75.4
179	Lombardia	Italy	75.1
180	Prov. Limburg (BE)	Belgium	75.0
181	Yugoiztochen	Bulgaria	75.0
182	Severen tsentralen	Bulgaria	75.0
183	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	Finland	75.0
184	Ticino	Switzerland	74.9
185	Bremen	Germany	74.7
186	Veneto	Italy	74.7
187	País Vasco	Spain	74.7
188	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Italy	74.7
189	Umbria	Italy	74.6
190	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	France	74.4
191	Castilla y León	Spain	74.3
192	Piemonte	Italy	74.3
193	Picardie	France	74.3
194	Prov. Brabant wallon	Belgium	74.2
195	Peloponnisos	Greece	74.1
196	Liguria	Italy	73.8
197	Jadranska Hrvatska	Croatia	73.8
198	Cantabria	Spain	73.7
199	Franche-Comté	France	73.7
200	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	73.6
201	Podkarpackie	Poland	73.2
202	Champagne-Ardenne	France	73.1
203	Lorraine	France	73.1
204	Attiki	Greece	73.1
205	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	Belgium	73.0
206	Sterea Elláda	Greece	73.0
207	Yuzhen tsentralen	Bulgaria	73.0
208	Corse	France	72.9
209	Marche	Italy	72.9
210	Východné Slovensko	Slovakia	72.5
211	Galicia	Spain	72.5
212	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	72.1
213	Principado de Asturias	Spain	72.0
214	Nord-Pas de Calais	France	71.8
215	Severozapaden	Bulgaria	71.6
216	Wien	Austria	71.3
217	Prov. Namur	Belgium	71.1
218	Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije	Serbia	70.9
219	Comunitat Valenciana	Spain	70.8
220	Region Vojvodine	Serbia	70.7
221	Castilla-La Mancha	Spain	70.3
222	Nord-Vest	Romania	70.3
223	Centru	Romania	70.0
224	Voreio Aigaio	Greece	70.0
225	Región de Murcia	Spain	69.5
226	Thessalia	Greece	69.4
227	Notio Aigaio	Greece	69.4
228	Lazio	Italy	69.3
229	Nord-Est	Romania	69.1
230	Kentriki Makedonia	Greece	69.1
231	Ipeiros	Greece	69.0
232	Ionia Nisia	Greece	68.7
233	Panonska Hrvatska	Croatia	68.4
234	Sud-Muntenia	Romania	68.3
235	Canarias	Spain	67.7
236	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	Greece	67.6
237	Martinique	France	67.4
238	Abruzzo	Italy	67.2
239	Extremadura	Spain	66.9
240	Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije	Serbia	66.8
241	Dytiki Elláda	Greece	66.6
242	Vest	Romania	66.5
243	Prov. Liège	Belgium	66.0
244	Andalucía	Spain	65.8
245	Prov. Hainaut	Belgium	65.3
246	Antalya, Isparta, Burdur	Türkiye	64.6
247	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	Belgium	63.9
248	Severna Makedonija	North Macedonia	63.7
249	Balıkesir, Çanakkale	Türkiye	63.3
250	Aydın, Denizli, Muğla	Türkiye	62.6
251	Sardegna	Italy	62.3
252	Molise	Italy	62.3
253	Sud-Est	Romania	62.1
254	Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop	Türkiye	62.1
255	Basilicata	Italy	61.8
256	Sud-Vest Oltenia	Romania	61.7
257	Dytiki Makedonia	Greece	61.6
258	Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane	Türkiye	61.6
259	Guadeloupe	France	61.2
260	Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova	Türkiye	61.2
261	Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli	Türkiye	60.8
262	Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak	Türkiye	60.6
263	İzmir	Türkiye	60.5
264	Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya	Türkiye	59.9
265	İstanbul	Türkiye	59.8
266	La Réunion	France	59.4
267	Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik	Türkiye	59.3
268	Ankara	Türkiye	58.8
269	Ciudad de Ceuta	Spain	58.3
270	Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın	Türkiye	57.4
271	Konya, Karaman	Türkiye	57.2
272	Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan	Türkiye	57.1
273	Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt	Türkiye	56.7
274	Adana, Mersin	Türkiye	56.5
275	Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir	Türkiye	55.9
276	Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat	Türkiye	55.9
277	Puglia	Italy	55.2
278	Ciudad de Melilla	Spain	55.0
279	Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis	Türkiye	54.0
280	Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye	Türkiye	53.3
281	Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli	Türkiye	52.8
282	Sicilia	Italy	51.4
283	Campania	Italy	50.8
284	Calabria	Italy	50.3
285	Guyane	France	50.0
286	Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır	Türkiye	47.8
287	Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt	Türkiye	45.3
288	Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari	Türkiye	43.2
289	Mayotte	France	36.9

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.