Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
61.50 million
Germany
Lowest
595,022
Malta
Median
6.52 million
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
8,321
What the numbers show
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 61.50 million in Germany; the lowest is 595,022 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.52 million, and the mean is 12.77 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 103.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 60.2%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 1.9%).
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 61.50 million | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 2 | France | 46.22 million | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 44.56 million | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 4 | Spain | 36.16 million | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 35.48 million | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 15.18 million | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 14.71 million | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 10.26 million | 2023 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 9 | Portugal | 10.00 million | 2023 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 10 | Czechia | 9.84 million | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 8.64 million | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 8.08 million | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 7.99 million | 2023 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 7.25 million | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 5.78 million | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 5.58 million | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 4.44 million | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 4.41 million | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 4.29 million | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 3.95 million | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 3.45 million | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 2.82 million | 2024 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 1.79 million | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 1.67 million | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 1.17 million | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 26 | Cyprus | 932,104 | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 757,119 | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 595,022 | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |