Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation by country

Countries reporting
36
Highest
42,312 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
218.9 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
2,997 Thousand persons
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
1,169

What the numbers show

Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 42,312 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 218.9 Thousand persons in Montenegro.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,997 Thousand persons, and the mean is 7,938 Thousand persons.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 193.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 65.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 9.9%).

Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% rising
2 United Kingdom 32,527 Thousand persons 2019 up 12.2% rising
3 Türkiye 32,407 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.3% rising
4 France 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% rising
5 Italy 24,053 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% rising
6 Spain 22,203 Thousand persons 2025 up 24.3% rising
7 Poland 17,187 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.1% rising
8 Netherlands 9,833 Thousand persons 2025 up 18.6% rising
9 Romania 7,689 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.9% falling
10 Sweden 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% rising
11 Portugal 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% rising
12 Czechia 5,228 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.9% rising
13 Belgium 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% rising
14 Switzerland 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% rising
15 Hungary 4,669 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.9% rising
16 Austria 4,488 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% rising
17 Greece 4,330 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.2% rising
18 Denmark 3,073 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.4% rising
19 Bulgaria 2,921 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.5% flat
20 Norway 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% rising
21 Serbia 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% rising
22 Ireland 2,797 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.6% rising
23 Slovakia 2,606 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.6% rising
24 Finland 2,590 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.3% rising
25 Croatia 1,700 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.7% flat
26 Lithuania 1,458 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% flat
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,248 Thousand persons 2025 rising
28 Slovenia 994.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% rising
29 Latvia 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% falling
30 North Macedonia 704 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.1% rising
31 Estonia 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% rising
32 Cyprus 501.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 40.7% rising
33 Malta 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% rising
34 Luxembourg 327.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.5% rising
35 Iceland 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% rising
36 Montenegro 218.9 Thousand persons 2020 up 12.1% rising

About this data

Indicator
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,169 data points, 1983–2025
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