Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 was 1,638 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 1,638 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 1,638 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 801.4 Thousand persons, in 2003.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd of 259 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 872.9 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 801.4 Thousand persons | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 826.7 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 925.4 Thousand persons | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 1,020 Thousand persons | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 1,158 Thousand persons | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 1,218 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,164 Thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1,184 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,233 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1,281 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1,317 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,365 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1,447 Thousand persons | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1,502 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1,533 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,507 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,504 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,428 Thousand persons | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 1,416 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,543 Thousand persons | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 1,591 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1,622 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 1,638 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 998.31 Thousand persons | 801.4 Thousand persons | 1,218 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,387 Thousand persons | 1,184 Thousand persons | 1,533 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,540 Thousand persons | 1,416 Thousand persons | 1,638 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 61.8% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 1,638 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,638 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 801.4 Thousand persons in 2003.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 259 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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