Employed persons by professional status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Employed persons by professional status was 207,842 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
207,842
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
207,842
in 2025
All-time low
177,896
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Employed persons by professional status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons by professional status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 207,842. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by professional status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 207,842 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 177,896, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employed persons by professional status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 177,896 | — |
| 2003 | 179,133 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 179,614 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 182,698 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 186,462 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 190,543 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 192,772 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 189,279 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 186,501 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 186,522 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 185,788 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 185,045 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 187,209 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 189,226 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 192,090 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 195,050 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 197,122 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 199,354 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 196,321 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 197,199 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 201,977 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 204,429 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 206,450 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 207,842 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184,800 | 177,896 | 192,772 | 8 |
| 2010s | 190,391 | 185,045 | 199,354 | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,370 | 196,321 | 207,842 | 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 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 (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 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by professional status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Employed persons by professional status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 207,842 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by professional status recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 207,842 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by professional status recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 177,896 in 2002.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for employed persons by professional status?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by professional status rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by professional status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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