Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
43,612 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
238 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
3,014 Thousand persons
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
855
What the numbers show
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 43,612 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 238 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,014 Thousand persons, and the mean is 6,933 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 183.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 59.1%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 15.9%).
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 43,612 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 35,200 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 32,034 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 25,915 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 25,255 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 17,754 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 17,739 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 10,243 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 10,231 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 8,228 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 5,865 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 5,667 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 5,481 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 5,467 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 15 | Switzerland | 5,113 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 4,851 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 4,785 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 4,761 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 3,333 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 3,083 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 3,041 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 3,041 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 3,014 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 24 | Ireland | 2,968 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 2,937 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 2,741 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 27 | Slovakia | 2,740 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 1,804 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 1,801 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 1,572 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 1,565 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,391 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | Slovenia | 1,036 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1,027 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 35 | Latvia | 952 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 938 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 798 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 798 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 741 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 40 | Estonia | 739 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 536 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 354 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 350 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 44 | Montenegro | 252 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 238 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 21.4% | 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) 222,217 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 176,736 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 173,722 Thousand persons