Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in La Réunion
La Réunion: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 53.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in La Réunion, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in La Réunion is 53.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in La Réunion peaked at 53.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2004.
La Réunion ranks 411th of 437 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in La Réunion, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.7% | — |
| 2002 | 41.3% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 53.6% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 39.5% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 43.3% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 48.1% | 53.6% | 6 |
More work & labour data for La Réunion
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 56.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 308.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 648.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 648.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 64.2% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 64.2% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 368.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 368.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 308.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 53.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in La Réunion?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in La Réunion was 53.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in La Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in La Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2004.
- How does La Réunion rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- La Réunion ranks 411th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in La Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this La Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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