Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
82.2
Netherlands
Lowest
60.7
Italy
Median
76
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
694
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, and the mean is 75.07.
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 6.6% | rising |
| 3 | Malta | 80 | 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 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 75.5 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 75 | 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 | 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 | 68.1 | 2022 | — | 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 |