Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
42,168 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
199.1 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
2,840 Thousand persons
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,297
What the numbers show
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 42,168 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 199.1 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,840 Thousand persons, and the mean is 7,643 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 212.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 60.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 8.6%).
Employed persons … Employed educational attainment level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 42,168 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 32,654 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 32,430 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 32,430 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 5 | France | 29,513 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 24,447 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 22,779 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 17,237 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 17,234 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 9,914 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 9,876 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 7,672 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 5,400 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 5,380 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 5,331 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 5,163 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 4,918 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 4,651 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 4,500 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 4,414 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 3,135 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 2,947 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 2,918 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 24 | Serbia | 2,840 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 2,840 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 2,839 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 2,628 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 2,594 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 2,586 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 1,723 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 31 | Croatia | 1,706 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 1,476 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 1,461 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,223 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 1,001 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 986.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 892.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 877.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 708.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 708.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 697.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 692 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 520.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 339.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 330.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 224.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 199.1 Thousand persons | 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.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 209,662 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 166,259 Thousand persons