Persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons outside the labour force by citizenship was 90,637 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 90,637 for persons outside the labour force by citizenship in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 101,117 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 90,637, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 101,117 | — |
| 2003 | 100,500 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 100,065 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 99,476 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 98,546 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 97,732 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 97,047 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 97,072 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96,301 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 95,737 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 94,758 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 94,586 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 94,999 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94,891 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94,356 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 93,915 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 93,417 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 92,895 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 95,784 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 93,737 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 92,158 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 91,374 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 91,252 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 90,637 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98,944 | 97,047 | 101,117 | 8 |
| 2010s | 94,586 | 92,895 | 96,301 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,490 | 90,637 | 95,784 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 90,637 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force by citizenship recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 101,117 in 2002.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force by citizenship recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,637 in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons outside the labour force by citizenship?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force by citizenship rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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