European Union vs United States of America: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- European Union
- United States of America
How they compare
European Union currently reports 159,243 Persons against 100,465 Persons in United States of America, a difference of 58,778 Persons.
That makes European Union's figure about 1.6 times United States of America's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 10 groups.
European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 159,200 Persons | 78,810 Persons | 80,389 Persons | European Union |
| 2010s | 159,216 Persons | 91,470 Persons | 67,746 Persons | European Union |
| 2020s | 159,647 Persons | 99,961 Persons | 59,686 Persons | European Union |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, European Union or United States of America?
- European Union, at 159,243 Persons against 100,465 Persons in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between European Union and United States of America?
- 58,778 Persons, with European Union ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States of America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do European Union and United States of America rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- European Union ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 10 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.