Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of was 14.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.1%
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
14.1%
in 2025
All-time low
4.7%
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 14.1% for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 14.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.7% | — |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 8.6% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Netherlands 40.5% compare
- 1 Netherlands 40.5% compare
- 3 Norway 37.3% compare
- 4 Iceland 33.1% compare
- 5 Denmark 32.6% compare
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 14.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2002.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. 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 working from home by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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