Employees by occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employees by occupation was 141,754 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
141,754
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
141,754
in 2025
All-time low
115,866
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Employees by occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 141,754 for employees by occupation in 2025. 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, employees by occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 141,754 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 115,866, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employees by occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 115,866 | — |
| 2003 | 117,096 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 117,334 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 119,821 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 122,424 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 125,517 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 127,350 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 124,788 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 123,183 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 123,430 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 122,713 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 122,121 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 123,581 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 125,224 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 127,704 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 130,106 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 131,987 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 133,574 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 131,331 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 132,711 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 136,518 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 138,871 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 140,400 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 141,754 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121,274 | 115,866 | 127,350 | 8 |
| 2010s | 126,362 | 122,121 | 133,574 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136,931 | 131,331 | 141,754 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 38,822 compare
- 2 United Kingdom 27,502 compare
- 2 United Kingdom 27,502 compare
- 4 France 25,384 compare
- 5 Türkiye 23,366 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employees by occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 141,754 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by occupation recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 141,754 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees by occupation recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,866 in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employees by occupation?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employees by occupation 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 Employees by occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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