Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
5,480
Türkiye
Lowest
24
Luxembourg
Median
212
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
804
What the numbers show
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 5,480 in Türkiye; the lowest is 24 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 212, and the mean is 669.84.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 228.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 23 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 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 4,526 | 2025 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 3 | France | 3,426 | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 1,823 | 2025 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1,807 | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1,807 | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 1,321 | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 1,118 | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 1,118 | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 698 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 595 | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 521 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 505 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 498 | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 478 | 2025 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 449 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 380 | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 367 | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 332 | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 20 | Czechia | 317 | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 294 | 2025 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 22 | Greece | 261 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 212 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 212 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 137 | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 137 | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 117 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 117 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 116 | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 100 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 100 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 76 | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 76 | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 68 | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 68 | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 65 | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 65 | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 62 | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 62 | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 41 | Iceland | 38 | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 42 | Cyprus | 30 | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 28 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Montenegro | 26 | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 24 | 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.