Persons outside the labour force not … Persons willingness work not in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons outside the labour force not … Persons willingness work not was 88,587 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
88,587
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
97,796
in 2004
All-time low
88,587
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 88,587, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 97,796 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 88,587, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force not … Persons willingness work not in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 97,736 | — |
| 2003 | 97,110 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 97,796 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 97,126 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 96,158 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 95,427 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 94,696 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 95,171 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 94,429 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 93,816 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 92,812 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 92,903 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 93,327 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93,210 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 92,624 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 92,127 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 91,660 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 91,174 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 94,021 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 91,822 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 90,217 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 89,349 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 89,171 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 88,587 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96,403 | 94,696 | 97,796 | 8 |
| 2010s | 92,808 | 91,174 | 94,429 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,528 | 88,587 | 94,021 | 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 by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (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 not seeking employment by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 88,587 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 97,796 in 2004.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,587 in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 not seeking employment by willingness to work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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