Employment rates by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
77.8%
Iceland
Lowest
29.5%
Mayotte
Median
62.9%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,417
What the numbers show
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 77.8% in Iceland; the lowest is 29.5% in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 62.9%, and the mean is 61.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 25.4%), and the largest decrease in Mayotte (down 14.7%).
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 77.8% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 2 | Netherlands | 73.2% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 73.2% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 71.8% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Malta | 71.5% | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 69.6% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 7 | Denmark | 69.3% | 2025 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 8 | Sweden | 69.0% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 9 | Cyprus | 68.8% | 2025 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 10 | Estonia | 68.5% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 68.5% | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 68.5% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 67.6% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 67.2% | 2019 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 67.2% | 2019 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 66.4% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 65.9% | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 65.9% | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 65.3% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 65.2% | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 64.5% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 64.5% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 64.4% | 2025 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 62.9% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 62.9% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 62.9% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 62.8% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 62.8% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 62.5% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 62.3% | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 62.3% | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 60.6% | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 33 | France | 59.8% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 34 | Belgium | 58.8% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 58.7% | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 57.7% | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 57.7% | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 56.8% | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 55.9% | 2025 | up 25.3% | flat |
| 40 | Italy | 54.5% | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 53.5% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 42 | Martinique | 51.6% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 43 | Türkiye | 51.4% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 50.6% | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 45 | Guadeloupe | 47.4% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.2% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 46.6% | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 48 | Mayotte | 29.5% | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Ísland 77.8%
- Utrecht 76.6%
- Zentralschweiz 75.4%
- Zürich 75.3%
- Noord-Holland 75.2%
- Flevoland 74.5%
- Ostschweiz 74.2%
- Oberbayern 73.9%
- Oost-Nederland 73.9%
- West-Nederland 73.9%
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (NUTS 2021) 73.9%
- Gelderland 73.8%
- Overijssel 73.7%
- Noord-Brabant 73.6%
- Espace Mittelland 72.6%
- Inner London - East (NUTS 2021) 72.6%
- Warszawski stołeczny 72.5%
- Hovedstaden 72.4%
- Praha 72.3%
- Zuid-Holland 72.2%
- Zuid-Nederland 72.1%
- Stockholm 72.1%
- Nordwestschweiz 71.9%
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 71.8%
- Tübingen 71.8%
- Outer London - South (NUTS 2021) 71.7%
- Zeeland 71.6%
- Utrecht (NUTS 2021) 71.4%
- Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) 71.4%
- Bayern 71.3%
- Sostinės regionas 71.2%
- Friesland (NL) 71.1%
- Drenthe 71.1%
- Stuttgart 70.9%
- Noord-Nederland 70.9%
- Oslo og Akershus (statistical region 2016) 70.8%
- Budapest 70.8%
- Oberpfalz 70.7%
- Oslo og Viken 70.7%
- Baden-Württemberg 70.6%