Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
81.5
Iceland
Lowest
53.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
67.75
Years covered
5
2021–2025
Data points
230
What the numbers show
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and educational attainment level is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 81.5 in Iceland; the lowest is 53.8 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 67.75, and the mean is 67.13.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 81.5 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 2 | Netherlands | 76.2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 2 | Netherlands | 76.2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 75.7 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 5 | Switzerland | 75.5 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 6 | Estonia | 74.1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 6 | Estonia | 74.1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 8 | Denmark | 74 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 9 | Malta | 73.8 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 72.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 11 | Cyprus | 71.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 11 | Ireland | 71.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 70.7 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 70.7 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 15 | Germany | 70.3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 69.3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 69.3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Austria | 69.2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 69.2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 68.6 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 68.3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 22 | Hungary | 68.2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 67.3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 24 | Slovakia | 66.6 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 24 | Slovakia | 66.6 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 26 | Spain | 65.6 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 65.4 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 65.4 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 29 | France | 64.8 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 64.3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 64.3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 62.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 33 | Belgium | 62.7 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 34 | Serbia | 62.3 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 62.3 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 61.3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 37 | Croatia | 60.6 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 37 | Croatia | 60.6 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 39 | Italy | 58.1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 57.1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 57.1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 42 | Romania | 57 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 43 | Türkiye | 56.2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.8 | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.