Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
41,900
Germany
Lowest
198.9
Montenegro
Median
2,821
Years covered
19
2008–2026
Data points
890
What the numbers show
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 41,900 in Germany; the lowest is 198.9 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,821, and the mean is 7,607.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 211.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 60.3%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 8.6%).
Employed persons: quarterly data … economic quarterly: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 41,900 | 2026 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 32,507 | 2026 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 32,227 | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 32,227 | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 5 | France | 29,464 | 2026 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 24,381 | 2026 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 22,760 | 2026 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 17,175 | 2026 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 17,164 | 2026 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 9,846 | 2026 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 9,815 | 2026 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 7,670 | 2026 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 5,366 | 2026 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 5,314 | 2026 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 5,304 | 2026 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 5,148 | 2026 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 4,861 | 2026 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 4,633 | 2026 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 4,488 | 2026 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 4,406 | 2026 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 3,112 | 2026 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 2,935 | 2026 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 2,907 | 2026 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 2,821 | 2026 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 2,821 | 2026 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 2,817 | 2026 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 2,600 | 2026 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 2,587 | 2026 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 2,579 | 2026 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 1,720 | 2026 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 31 | Croatia | 1,702 | 2026 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 1,470 | 2026 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 1,455 | 2026 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,222 | 2026 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 997 | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 984.4 | 2026 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 885.5 | 2026 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 38 | Latvia | 871.2 | 2026 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 707.9 | 2026 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 707.9 | 2026 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 691.6 | 2026 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 686.3 | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 516.8 | 2026 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 338.2 | 2026 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 329.4 | 2026 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 222.3 | 2026 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 198.9 | 2020 | up 2.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.