Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
The most recent figure for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 14.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 16.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.3% | — |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.3% | 16.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 67.24 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.7 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 14.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2022.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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