Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason by country

Countries reporting
19
Highest
0.8
Austria
Lowest
0
Czech Republic
Median
0.1
Years covered
34
1992–2025
Data points
391

What the numbers show

Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason is currently reported for 19 countries. The highest value is 0.8 in Austria; the lowest is 0 in Czech Republic.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1, and the mean is 0.1579.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Czech Republic (down 100.0%).

Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Austria 0.8 2020 up 60.0% rising
2 Slovenia, Republic of 0.4 2021 β€” volatile
3 Latvia, Republic of 0.3 2020 up 50.0% rising
4 Italy 0.2 2025 down 33.3% rising
4 Portugal 0.2 2020 up 100.0% volatile
4 Bulgaria 0.2 2023 up 100.0% rising
7 Finland 0.1 2021 unchanged rising
7 Croatia, Republic of 0.1 2025 down 50.0% volatile
7 Hungary 0.1 2025 down 66.7% rising
7 Germany 0.1 2021 β€” volatile
7 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.1 2025 unchanged falling
7 Serbia, Republic of 0.1 2025 unchanged falling
7 Sweden 0.1 2025 β€” volatile
7 Cyprus 0.1 2025 β€” volatile
7 Belgium 0.1 1998 β€” volatile
16 Spain 0 2025 β€” volatile
16 Norway 0 2024 β€” falling
16 Poland, Republic of 0 2025 β€” flat
16 Czech Republic 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
22 places, 391 data points, 1992–2025
Last refreshed