Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data was 14,112 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
14,112 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
4th
of 6 regions
All-time high
18,215 Thousand persons
in 2000
All-time low
14,112 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 14,112 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 18,215 Thousand persons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,112 Thousand persons, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18,215 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 17,963 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 17,892 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 17,700 Thousand persons | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 17,619 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 17,610 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17,489 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 17,502 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 17,412 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 16,892 Thousand persons | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 16,112 Thousand persons | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 15,779 Thousand persons | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 15,469 Thousand persons | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 15,152 Thousand persons | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 14,741 Thousand persons | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 14,503 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 14,484 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14,491 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,496 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14,569 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 14,112 Thousand persons | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,629 Thousand persons | 16,892 Thousand persons | 18,215 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,980 Thousand persons | 14,484 Thousand persons | 16,112 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,112 Thousand persons | 14,112 Thousand persons | 14,112 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Türkiye 4,565 Thousand persons compare
- 2 Germany 4,359 Thousand persons compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,161 Thousand persons compare
- 3 United Kingdom 4,161 Thousand persons compare
- 5 France 2,756 Thousand persons compare
- 6 Metropolitan France 2,697 Thousand persons compare
- 7 Netherlands 1,461 Thousand persons compare
- 7 Netherlands 1,461 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 14,112 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,215 Thousand persons in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,112 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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