Employees by occupation - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
38,781
Germany
Lowest
159.1
Montenegro
Median
2,738
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,007
What the numbers show
Employees by occupation - quarterly data is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 38,781 in Germany; the lowest is 159.1 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,738, and the mean is 6,192.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 244.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 59.3%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 6.4%).
Employees by occupation - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 38,781 | 2026 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 27,739 | 2020 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 3 | France | 25,275 | 2026 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 19,052 | 2026 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 18,845 | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 13,870 | 2026 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 8,326 | 2026 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 6,674 | 2026 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 4,727 | 2026 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 4,473 | 2026 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 4,428 | 2026 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 4,338 | 2026 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 4,078 | 2026 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 4,052 | 2026 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 3,915 | 2026 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 3,070 | 2026 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 2,848 | 2026 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 2,738 | 2026 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 2,489 | 2026 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 2,390 | 2026 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 2,220 | 2026 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 2,201 | 2026 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 23 | Slovak Republic | 2,177 | 2026 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 1,466 | 2026 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 1,277 | 2026 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,074 | 2026 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 860.1 | 2026 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 749 | 2026 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 608.8 | 2026 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 582.7 | 2026 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 457.5 | 2026 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 296.3 | 2026 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 289.2 | 2026 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 197.2 | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 159.1 | 2020 | down 2.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 22,748