Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
82.2%
Netherlands
Lowest
60.7%
Italy
Median
76.0%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
704
What the numbers show
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 82.2% in Netherlands; the lowest is 60.7% in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 76.0%, and the mean is 75.1%.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 31.4%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 16.2%).
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 82.2% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 82.2% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 3 | Malta | 80.0% | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 79.2% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 5 | Czechia | 79.1% | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 78.8% | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 78.7% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 78.7% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 77.9% | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 77.9% | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 77.7% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 77.7% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 77.4% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 76.7% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 76.7% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 76.6% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 76.0% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 75.5% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 75.0% | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 74.9% | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 74.9% | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 74.5% | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 74.5% | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 74.4% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 74.4% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 74.3% | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 72.3% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 28 | Austria | 70.4% | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 29 | France | 68.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 67.6% | 2025 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 31 | Greece | 66.1% | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 66.1% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 60.7% | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |