Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
81.5%
Iceland
Lowest
53.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
68.2%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,183
What the numbers show
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 33 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 68.2%, and the mean is 66.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 13.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 5.3%).
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 81.5% | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 2 | Netherlands | 76.2% | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 75.7% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 75.5% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 5 | Estonia | 74.1% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 74.0% | 2025 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 7 | Norway | 72.9% | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 8 | Cyprus | 71.9% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 70.7% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 70.3% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 69.8% | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 12 | Latvia | 69.3% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 69.2% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 69.2% | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 15 | Portugal | 68.6% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 68.3% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 68.2% | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 66.6% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 65.6% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 65.4% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 21 | France | 64.8% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 22 | Poland | 64.3% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 62.9% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 62.7% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 62.3% | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 61.3% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 60.6% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 58.1% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 57.1% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 30 | Romania | 57.0% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 31 | Montenegro | 56.8% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 32 | Türkiye | 56.2% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.8% | 2025 | — | flat |