Employment in services (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 63.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 63.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 63.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1991.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.0% | — |
| 1992 | 42.8% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.4% | 42.0% | 48.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 49.4% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 56.9% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 60.1% | 63.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 11 French Polynesia 83.7% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.2% compare
- 13 Barbados 82.6% compare
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 81.9% compare
- 15 Cyprus 81.6% compare
- 16 Sweden 81.4% compare
- 17 Malta 81.4% compare
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 63.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1991.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total 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).