Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual data by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
267.32 million Thousand hours worked
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Lowest
320,713 Thousand hours worked
Iceland
Median
5.03 million Thousand hours worked
Years covered
51
1975–2025
Data points
1,561
What the numbers show
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual data is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 267.32 million Thousand hours worked in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026); the lowest is 320,713 Thousand hours worked in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.03 million Thousand hours worked, and the mean is 17.43 million Thousand hours worked.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 834.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 62.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 2.9%).
Employment by main: national accounts annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 267.32 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 61.31 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 54.75 million Thousand hours worked | 2019 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 46.02 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 5 | France | 45.95 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 37.06 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 34.68 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 34.68 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 15.29 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 14.86 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 14.86 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 10.46 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 10.32 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 9.90 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 15 | Sweden | 8.53 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 8.15 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 8.09 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 8.03 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 7.26 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 5.79 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 5.45 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 5.45 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 4.61 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 4.41 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 4.22 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 26 | Norway | 4.17 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 3.93 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 3.91 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 3.48 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 3.38 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 2.82 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 2.82 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 33 | Albania | 2.43 million Thousand hours worked | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1.77 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 1.76 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 1.69 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 1.64 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 1.16 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 1.16 million Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 963,589 Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 761,228 Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 42 | Montenegro | 678,660 Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 625,503 Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 44 | Iceland | 320,713 Thousand hours worked | 2025 | up 17.6% | 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) 353.95 million Thousand hours worked
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 273.11 million Thousand hours worked
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 267.32 million Thousand hours worked
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 263.94 million Thousand hours worked
- Euro area - 12 countries (2001-2006) 251.00 million Thousand hours worked