Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity (NACE Rev. 2 activity Total) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
707,885
Germany
Lowest
1,325
Cyprus
Median
20,154
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
561
What the numbers show
Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity (NACE Rev. 2 activity Total) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 707,885 in Germany; the lowest is 1,325 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 20,154, and the mean is 83,939.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 534.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 85.9%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 41.5%).
Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity (NACE Rev. 2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 707,885 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 2 | France | 583,262 | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 446,426 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 238,045 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 221,180 | 2018 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 221,180 | 2018 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 7 | Portugal | 103,338 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 8 | Switzerland | 98,254 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 85,203 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 85,203 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 65,423 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 65,423 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 58,040 | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 51,346 | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 50,419 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 48,393 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 17 | Czechia | 35,710 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 18 | Finland | 27,969 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 25,922 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 20 | Ireland | 21,410 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 18,898 | 2024 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 13,208 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 13,208 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 8,006 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 8,006 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 7,806 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 7,806 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 5,699 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 29 | Greece | 4,680 | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia | 4,367 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 4,367 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 3,867 | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 3,257 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 3,257 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 2,343 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 2,293 | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 2,293 | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 1,435 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 1,413 | 2024 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 40 | Cyprus | 1,325 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 3.13 million
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 2.61 million