Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC) by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
41.4%
Romania
Lowest
5.2%
Luxembourg
Median
15.3%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
554

What the numbers show

Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 41.4% in Romania; the lowest is 5.2% in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.3%, and the mean is 18.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 101.3%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 48.5%).

Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Romania 41.4% 2025 up 75.4% rising
2 North Macedonia 34.8% 2024 up 56.8% rising
3 Lithuania 34.6% 2025 up 15.3% rising
3 Lithuania 34.6% 2025 up 15.3% rising
5 Croatia 33.6% 2025 up 44.2% rising
5 Croatia 33.6% 2025 up 44.2% rising
7 Montenegro 31.8% 2023 up 101.3% rising
8 Bulgaria 30.4% 2025 up 27.2% flat
9 Serbia 27.6% 2025 up 19.5% rising
10 Greece 27.1% 2025 up 93.6% rising
11 Poland 26.9% 2025 down 1.1% falling
11 Poland 26.9% 2025 down 1.1% falling
13 Belgium 24.7% 2025 up 0.4% flat
14 Malta 23.4% 2025 down 38.4% falling
15 Ireland 21.0% 2025 down 42.3% falling
16 Portugal 20.3% 2025 up 23.8% falling
17 Türkiye 18.6% 2025 up 31.9% rising
18 Denmark 18.0% 2025 up 44.0% rising
18 Netherlands 18.0% 2025 down 10.9% falling
18 Netherlands 18.0% 2025 down 10.9% falling
21 Spain 17.3% 2025 down 7.5% falling
22 Norway 15.7% 2025 down 41.2% falling
23 Hungary 15.6% 2025 down 36.3% falling
24 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 15.1% 2021 up 14.4% rising
25 Czechia 14.7% 2025 down 42.8% falling
26 Italy 14.6% 2025 up 87.2% rising
27 Sweden 14.1% 2025 down 48.5% falling
28 Albania 13.7% 2023 up 8.7% falling
29 Finland 13.4% 2025 down 13.5% falling
30 France 13.3% 2025 unchanged rising
31 Germany 12.4% 2025 down 37.1% falling
32 Latvia 12.0% 2025 down 8.4% falling
32 Latvia 12.0% 2025 down 8.4% falling
32 Slovakia 12.0% 2025 down 16.7% falling
32 Slovakia 12.0% 2025 down 16.7% falling
36 Austria 11.5% 2025 up 4.5% rising
37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.7% 2018 falling
37 United Kingdom 10.7% 2018 falling
39 Cyprus 10.4% 2025 down 19.4% flat
40 Iceland 10.3% 2020 down 43.4% falling
41 Slovenia 9.7% 2025 down 6.7% falling
41 Slovenia 9.7% 2025 down 6.7% falling
43 Switzerland 9.2% 2024 up 29.6% rising
44 Estonia 8.2% 2025 down 42.3% falling
44 Estonia 8.2% 2025 down 42.3% falling
46 Luxembourg 5.2% 2022 down 38.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC)
Unit
Percentage point
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 554 data points, 2010–2025
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