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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- Türkiye 31,480