Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
4,565 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
23 Thousand persons
Luxembourg
Median
275 Thousand persons
Years covered
29
1992–2020
Data points
1,183
What the numbers show
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 4,565 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 23 Thousand persons in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 275 Thousand persons, and the mean is 831.87 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 198.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 64.3%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 52.3%).
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 4,565 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 4,359 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 4,161 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 4,161 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 5 | France | 2,756 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 6 | Metropolitan France | 2,697 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1,461 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1,461 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 1,432 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 1,373 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 1,099 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 1,099 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 607 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 602 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 574 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 507 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 428 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 369 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 19 | Norway | 360 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 332 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 307 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 294 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 275 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 263 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 221 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 200 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 156 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 156 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 134 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 132 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 132 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 103 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 103 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 76 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 62 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 62 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 59 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 59 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 51 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 51 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 29 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 31.0% | flat |
| 41 | Iceland | 29 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 28 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 44 | Montenegro | 26 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 23 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 64.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 22,261 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 19,001 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 17,406 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 14,112 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 13,978 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 13,845 Thousand persons