Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic accidents and accidents on board of any mean of transport in the course of work (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N excluding H) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
481,180
Germany
Lowest
834
Iceland
Median
10,950
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
698
What the numbers show
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic accidents and accidents on board of any mean of transport in the course of work (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N excluding H) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 481,180 in Germany; the lowest is 834 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,950, and the mean is 52,233.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 577.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 73.4%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 52.9%).
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 481,180 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 2 | France | 329,438 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 317,753 | 2024 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 158,762 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 109,711 | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 109,711 | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 7 | Portugal | 77,921 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 8 | Switzerland | 73,241 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 46,419 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 44,541 | 2023 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 39,318 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 39,305 | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 35,804 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 31,247 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 15 | Denmark | 24,641 | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 23,446 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 21,639 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 17,218 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 15,822 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 12,582 | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 9,318 | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 22 | Slovenia | 9,307 | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 8,458 | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Croatia | 6,084 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 5,766 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 5,637 | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 5,159 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 4,267 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 3,661 | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 3,544 | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 3,507 | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 2,892 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 33 | Romania | 2,527 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 2,323 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 1,539 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 1,498 | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 1,453 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 38 | Malta | 943 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 897 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 834 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 2.02 million
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 1.99 million
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 1.85 million
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1.67 million