Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason by country
Countries reporting
24
Highest
0.8
Austria
Lowest
0
Czechia
Median
0.1
Years covered
34
1992–2025
Data points
492
What the numbers show
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 0.8 in Austria; the lowest is 0 in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1, and the mean is 0.1667.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 100.0%).
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 0.8 | 2020 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 0.4 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Slovenia | 0.4 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Latvia | 0.3 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 0.3 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 0.2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 0.2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 0.2 | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 0.1 | 1998 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Serbia | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Croatia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Sweden | 0.1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Serbia | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 0.1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 9 | Croatia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Finland | 0.1 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 0.1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Cyprus | 0.1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 0 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 21 | Türkiye | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Spain | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.