Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 16.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
17.8%
in 2016
All-time low
14.4%
in 2023
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 16.0% for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 17.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2023.
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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.4% | — |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.4% | 17.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.4% | 17.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 16.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2023.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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