Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Köln
Köln: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 69.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.3
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
141st
of 443 regions
All-time high
69.3
in 2025
All-time low
58.3
in 2004
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Köln, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Köln stood at 69.3. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Köln peaked at 69.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.3, in 2004.
Köln ranks 141st of 443 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.65 | 58.3 | 63.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.58 | 63.3 | 68.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.35 | 67.2 | 69.3 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Köln
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 2,273 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 3,413 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 3,413 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 75.7 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 78.8 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 32.9 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Köln?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Köln was 69.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3 in 2004.
- How does Köln rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Köln ranks 141st out of 443 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Köln?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Köln data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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