Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
46.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
18.5%
Iceland
Median
31.7%
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
1,442

What the numbers show

Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 46.2% in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 18.5% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 31.7%, and the mean is 32.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 8.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 34.2%).

Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.2% 2025 falling
2 Türkiye 43.8% 2025 down 6.0% falling
3 Montenegro 43.2% 2020 down 10.4% falling
4 Romania 43.0% 2025 up 8.0% rising
5 North Macedonia 42.9% 2025 up 3.9% flat
6 Italy 41.9% 2025 down 5.0% falling
7 Croatia 39.4% 2025 down 4.6% falling
7 Croatia 39.4% 2025 down 4.6% falling
9 Greece 38.7% 2025 down 4.7% falling
10 Serbia 37.7% 2025 down 12.9% falling
11 Belgium 37.3% 2025 down 7.4% falling
12 Bulgaria 37.1% 2025 down 7.5% falling
13 Poland 35.7% 2025 down 8.2% falling
13 Poland 35.7% 2025 down 8.2% falling
15 France 35.2% 2025 down 6.1% falling
16 Slovenia 34.6% 2025 down 5.7% falling
16 Slovenia 34.6% 2025 down 5.7% falling
18 Spain 34.4% 2025 unchanged falling
19 Slovakia 33.4% 2025 down 7.5% falling
19 Slovakia 33.4% 2025 down 7.5% falling
21 Luxembourg 32.6% 2025 down 7.4% falling
22 Hungary 31.8% 2025 down 20.7% falling
23 Czechia 31.7% 2025 down 10.5% falling
24 Portugal 31.4% 2025 down 9.0% falling
25 Austria 30.8% 2025 down 6.9% falling
25 Finland 30.8% 2025 down 9.7% flat
27 Latvia 30.7% 2025 down 5.5% falling
27 Latvia 30.7% 2025 down 5.5% falling
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.2% 2019 down 4.1% falling
29 United Kingdom 30.2% 2019 down 4.1% falling
31 Germany 29.7% 2025 down 6.3% falling
32 Lithuania 29.3% 2025 down 13.1% falling
32 Lithuania 29.3% 2025 down 13.1% falling
34 Cyprus 28.1% 2025 down 15.1% falling
34 Ireland 28.1% 2025 down 17.1% falling
36 Norway 27.1% 2025 down 6.6% flat
37 Malta 26.2% 2025 down 34.2% falling
38 Denmark 26.0% 2025 down 20.0% rising
39 Estonia 25.9% 2025 down 15.1% falling
39 Estonia 25.9% 2025 down 15.1% falling
41 Switzerland 24.5% 2025 down 2.0% falling
42 Sweden 24.3% 2025 down 13.2% falling
43 Netherlands 23.8% 2025 down 20.1% falling
43 Netherlands 23.8% 2025 down 20.1% falling
45 Iceland 18.5% 2025 up 8.8% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,442 data points, 1983–2025
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