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

Countries reporting
45
Highest
47.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
19.7%
Iceland
Median
31.5%
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,257

What the numbers show

Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 47.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 19.7% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 31.5%, and the mean is 32.9%.

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

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 8.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 33.1%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.1% 2026 down 1.7% flat
2 Montenegro 46.2% 2020 down 6.5% falling
3 Türkiye 45.8% 2026 up 0.2% falling
4 Romania 43.0% 2026 up 4.4% rising
5 North Macedonia 42.7% 2026 up 2.6% flat
6 Italy 42.4% 2026 down 1.2% falling
7 Croatia 39.0% 2026 down 9.3% falling
7 Croatia 39.0% 2026 down 9.3% falling
9 Greece 38.3% 2026 down 5.7% falling
10 Serbia 38.0% 2026 down 10.8% falling
11 Belgium 37.5% 2026 down 6.0% falling
11 Bulgaria 37.5% 2026 down 9.4% falling
13 Poland 35.4% 2026 down 8.1% falling
13 Poland 35.4% 2026 down 8.1% falling
15 France 35.0% 2026 down 7.4% falling
16 Slovenia 34.8% 2026 down 4.7% falling
16 Slovenia 34.8% 2026 down 4.7% falling
18 Spain 34.6% 2026 down 1.1% falling
19 Slovakia 33.5% 2026 down 5.4% falling
19 Slovakia 33.5% 2026 down 5.4% falling
21 Luxembourg 33.4% 2026 down 6.4% falling
22 Hungary 31.9% 2026 down 17.1% falling
23 Finland 31.5% 2026 down 11.3% falling
24 Latvia 31.3% 2026 down 2.2% falling
24 Latvia 31.3% 2026 down 2.2% falling
26 Portugal 31.2% 2026 down 9.0% flat
26 Czechia 31.2% 2026 down 9.0% falling
28 Austria 30.9% 2026 down 4.3% falling
29 United Kingdom 30.3% 2020 down 4.4% falling
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.3% 2020 down 4.4% falling
31 Germany 29.7% 2026 down 2.3% falling
32 Ireland 29.2% 2026 down 13.1% falling
33 Lithuania 29.0% 2026 down 10.2% falling
33 Lithuania 29.0% 2026 down 10.2% falling
35 Cyprus 28.3% 2026 down 14.8% falling
36 Norway 27.5% 2026 down 9.2% rising
37 Estonia 26.8% 2026 down 11.0% falling
37 Estonia 26.8% 2026 down 11.0% falling
39 Denmark 25.8% 2026 down 20.1% flat
40 Malta 25.7% 2026 down 33.1% falling
41 Sweden 24.8% 2026 down 13.0% falling
42 Switzerland 24.7% 2026 up 2.5% falling
43 Netherlands 23.8% 2026 down 20.7% falling
43 Netherlands 23.8% 2026 down 20.7% falling
45 Iceland 19.7% 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 - quarterly data
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,257 data points, 1998–2026
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