Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children was 10.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 10.4% for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 131.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 12.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2009.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.3% | — |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +94.3% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | +5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +94.3% | 5.3% | 10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,162 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,605 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,605 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 10.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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