Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level - quarterly data by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
42,398
Germany
Lowest
199.1
Montenegro
Median
2,916
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,007

What the numbers show

Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 42,398 in Germany; the lowest is 199.1 in Montenegro.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,916, and the mean is 7,244.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 213.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 57.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 8.7%).

Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 42,398 2026 up 1.9% rising
2 United Kingdom 32,430 2020 up 10.7% rising
3 France 29,303 2026 up 10.5% rising
4 Italy 24,126 2026 up 5.8% rising
5 Spain 22,293 2026 up 20.5% rising
6 Poland 17,237 2026 up 5.6% rising
7 Netherlands 9,876 2026 up 16.2% rising
8 Romania 7,662 2026 down 8.7% falling
9 Portugal 5,301 2026 up 13.7% flat
10 Sweden 5,289 2026 up 7.5% rising
11 Czechia 5,284 2026 up 1.9% rising
12 Belgium 5,140 2026 up 9.7% rising
13 Switzerland 4,868 2026 up 4.7% rising
14 Hungary 4,644 2026 up 5.3% rising
15 Austria 4,469 2026 up 5.4% rising
16 Greece 4,272 2026 up 17.1% falling
17 Denmark 3,089 2026 up 11.5% rising
18 Bulgaria 2,916 2026 down 3.0% flat
19 Norway 2,897 2026 up 10.3% rising
20 Serbia 2,836 2026 up 3.8% rising
21 Ireland 2,794 2026 up 29.2% rising
22 Slovak Republic 2,586 2026 up 2.9% rising
23 Finland 2,561 2026 up 5.5% rising
24 Croatia 1,706 2026 up 11.6% flat
25 Lithuania 1,461 2026 up 7.5% flat
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,235 2026 up 4.7% rising
27 Slovenia 986.9 2026 up 6.8% rising
28 Latvia 877.5 2026 down 1.4% falling
29 North Macedonia 707.4 2026 down 3.2% rising
30 Estonia 692 2026 up 9.2% rising
31 Cyprus 510.3 2026 up 38.4% rising
32 Malta 333.7 2026 up 57.9% rising
33 Luxembourg 329.1 2026 up 24.6% rising
34 Iceland 223.6 2025 up 22.1% rising
35 Montenegro 199.1 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.

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Indicator
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,007 data points, 1998–2026
Last refreshed