Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
45,987
Germany
Lowest
308.43
Malta
Median
3,445
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
37,170
What the numbers show
Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 45,987 in Germany; the lowest is 308.43 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,445, and the mean is 7,544.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 149.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 64.1%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 0.7%).
Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 45,987 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 2 | France | 30,623 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 26,508 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 22,001 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 17,420 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 10,266 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 8,627 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 8 | Czechia | 5,451 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 5,449 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 5,275 | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 11 | Greece | 5,183 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 5,104 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 4,788 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 4,732 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 3,519 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 3,372 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 3,217 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 2,824 | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 2,756 | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 2,739 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 2,430 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 1,764 | 2024 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 23 | Lithuania | 1,498 | 2024 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 1,104 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 908.76 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 739.38 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 690.87 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 516.03 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 506.7 | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 308.43 | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |