Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by professional status and age (2008-2026) - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
42,168
Germany
Lowest
199.1
Montenegro
Median
2,840
Years covered
19
2008–2026
Data points
890
What the numbers show
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by professional status and age (2008-2026) - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 42,168 in Germany; the lowest is 199.1 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,840, and the mean is 7,643.
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: quarterly data … age quarterly: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 42,168 | 2026 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 32,654 | 2026 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 32,430 | 2020 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 32,430 | 2020 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 5 | France | 29,513 | 2026 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 24,447 | 2026 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 22,779 | 2026 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 17,237 | 2026 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 17,234 | 2026 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 9,914 | 2026 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 9,876 | 2026 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 7,672 | 2026 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 5,400 | 2026 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 5,380 | 2026 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 5,331 | 2026 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 5,163 | 2026 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 4,918 | 2026 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 4,651 | 2026 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 4,500 | 2026 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 4,414 | 2026 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 3,135 | 2026 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 2,947 | 2026 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 2,918 | 2026 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 2,840 | 2026 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 2,840 | 2026 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 2,839 | 2026 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 2,628 | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 2,594 | 2026 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 2,586 | 2026 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 1,723 | 2026 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 31 | Croatia | 1,706 | 2026 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 1,476 | 2026 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 1,461 | 2026 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,223 | 2026 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 1,001 | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 986.9 | 2026 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 892.3 | 2026 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Latvia | 877.5 | 2026 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 708.7 | 2026 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 708.7 | 2026 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 697.4 | 2026 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 692 | 2026 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 520.8 | 2026 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 339.9 | 2026 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 330.7 | 2026 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 224.4 | 2026 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 47 | 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.