Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
5,480 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
24 Thousand persons
Luxembourg
Median
261 Thousand persons
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
771
What the numbers show
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 5,480 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 24 Thousand persons in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 261 Thousand persons, and the mean is 694.56 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 228.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 35.4%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 36.0%).
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 5,480 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 4,526 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 3 | France | 3,426 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 1,823 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1,807 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1,807 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 1,321 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 1,118 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 1,118 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 698 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 595 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 521 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 505 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 498 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 478 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 449 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 380 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 367 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 332 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 20 | Czechia | 317 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 294 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 22 | Greece | 261 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 212 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 137 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 137 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 117 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 117 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 116 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 100 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 100 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 76 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 76 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 68 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 68 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 65 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 62 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 62 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 38 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 30 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 28 Thousand persons | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Montenegro | 26 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 24 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 19,431 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 16,000 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 15,884 Thousand persons