Employment in services (% of total employment) in Euro area
Euro area: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 74.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Euro area, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Euro area stood at 74.8%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Euro area peaked at 74.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1991.
Euro area ranks 4th 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 (% of total employment) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.1% | — |
| 1992 | 59.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 60.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 59.1% | 64.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 64.6% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 70.8% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 73.5% | 74.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Djibouti 92.2% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 91.5% compare
- 3 Macau, China 88.6% compare
- 4 Singapore 85.9% compare
- 5 Hong Kong, China 85.8% compare
- 6 Channel Islands 85.3% compare
- 7 Netherlands 84.5% 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 (% of total employment) in Euro area?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Euro area was 74.8% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1991.
- How does Euro area rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Euro area ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 (% 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).