Persons outside … Persons population private households in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons outside … Persons population private households was 34 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
39.9
in 2002
All-time low
34
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 34. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 39.9 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Persons outside … Persons population private households in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39.9 | — |
| 2003 | 39.4 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 39.1 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.6 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 38.1 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 37.6 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 37.2 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 37.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.1 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.6 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.5 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.4 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.1 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 35.9 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.7 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 35.5 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.5 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 35.9 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 35.1 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 34.6 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 34.4 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 34 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.39 | 37.2 | 39.9 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.32 | 35.5 | 37.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.08 | 34 | 36.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.2 compare
- 2 Türkiye 43.8 compare
- 3 Montenegro 43.2 compare
- 4 Romania 43 compare
- 5 North Macedonia 42.9 compare
- 5 North Macedonia 42.9 compare
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 - % of total population in private in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 34 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9 in 2002.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 - % of total population in private households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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