Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Euro area
Euro area: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 64.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Euro area, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Euro area is 64.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Euro area peaked at 64.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 1991.
Euro area ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.1% | — |
| 1992 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 53.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 50.1% | 53.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 54.3% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 59.2% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 62.6% | 64.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 2 Luxembourg 86.5% compare
- 3 Singapore 82.7% compare
- 4 Macau, China 80.9% compare
- 5 Jordan 78.0% compare
- 6 Channel Islands 77.4% compare
- 7 Puerto Rico 77.4% compare
- 8 Netherlands 76.7% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Euro area?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Euro area was 64.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 1991.
- How does Euro area rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Euro area ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).