Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children and age of youngest child by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
17.1%
Luxembourg
Lowest
2.2%
Romania
Median
8.1%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
722
What the numbers show
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children and age of youngest child is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 17.1% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 2.2% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.1%, and the mean is 8.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 743.8%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 28.6%).
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 17.1% | 2023 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 16.4% | 2025 | up 173.3% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 16.3% | 2025 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Estonia | 16.3% | 2025 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 15.7% | 2025 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands | 14.3% | 2025 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands | 14.3% | 2025 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 13.9% | 2025 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 9 | Malta | 13.5% | 2025 | up 743.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Ireland | 13.1% | 2025 | up 211.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 11.8% | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 11.1% | 2025 | up 282.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Portugal | 10.8% | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Denmark | 10.7% | 2025 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 10.5% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 9.3% | 2019 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 9.3% | 2019 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 9.0% | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 9.0% | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 9.0% | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 21 | Montenegro | 8.1% | 2017 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 22 | Slovenia | 8.0% | 2021 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 8.0% | 2021 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 6.9% | 2025 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 6.1% | 2025 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovakia | 6.1% | 2025 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 6.1% | 2025 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovakia | 6.1% | 2025 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 5.9% | 2025 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Latvia | 5.9% | 2025 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 5.9% | 2025 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 32 | Greece | 5.6% | 2025 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.6% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2025 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2025 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 4.9% | 2025 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 4.2% | 2025 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 38 | Türkiye | 4.1% | 2025 | up 215.4% | flat |
| 39 | Serbia | 3.5% | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 3.1% | 2025 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Italy | 2.6% | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 2.2% | 2025 | up 29.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.