Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private was 34.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34.0%
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
39.9%
in 2002
All-time low
34.0%
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. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 34.0%. 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, 34.0%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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% | -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 | 34.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 37.2% | 39.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 35.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.0% | 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 43.0% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 42.9% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (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 34.0% 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 34.0% 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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