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

Countries reporting
47
Highest
47.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
18.9%
Iceland
Median
31.7%
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,296

What the numbers show

Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 47.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 18.9% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 31.7%, 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 42 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 11.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 33.9%).

Persons outside … quarterly population private households: 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 44.5% 2026 down 2.6% falling
4 North Macedonia 42.7% 2026 up 2.6% flat
4 Romania 42.7% 2026 up 3.6% rising
4 North Macedonia 42.7% 2026 up 2.6% flat
7 Italy 41.3% 2026 down 3.7% falling
8 Croatia 39.0% 2026 down 9.3% falling
8 Croatia 39.0% 2026 down 9.3% falling
10 Serbia 38.7% 2026 down 9.2% falling
10 Serbia 38.7% 2026 down 9.2% falling
12 Greece 38.0% 2026 down 6.4% falling
13 Belgium 37.5% 2026 down 6.0% falling
14 Bulgaria 37.1% 2026 down 10.4% falling
15 Poland 35.4% 2026 down 8.1% falling
15 Poland 35.4% 2026 down 8.1% falling
17 France 35.0% 2026 down 7.4% falling
18 Slovenia 34.8% 2026 down 4.7% falling
19 Slovenia 34.4% 2026 down 5.8% falling
20 Spain 34.1% 2026 down 2.6% falling
21 Slovakia 33.6% 2026 down 5.1% falling
22 Slovak Republic 33.5% 2026 down 5.4% falling
23 Luxembourg 33.2% 2026 down 7.0% falling
24 Hungary 31.7% 2026 down 17.7% falling
25 Latvia 31.3% 2026 down 2.2% falling
26 Austria 30.9% 2026 down 4.3% falling
27 Portugal 30.7% 2026 down 10.5% flat
28 Czechia 30.6% 2026 down 10.8% falling
29 United Kingdom 30.3% 2020 down 4.4% falling
29 United Kingdom 30.3% 2020 down 4.4% falling
31 Germany 30.1% 2026 down 1.0% falling
32 Latvia 30.0% 2026 down 6.2% falling
33 Lithuania 29.3% 2026 down 9.3% falling
34 Finland 29.1% 2026 down 18.0% falling
35 Lithuania 29.0% 2026 down 10.2% falling
36 Ireland 28.2% 2026 down 16.1% falling
37 Cyprus 27.4% 2026 down 17.5% falling
38 Estonia 26.8% 2026 down 11.0% falling
39 Estonia 26.6% 2026 down 11.6% falling
40 Norway 26.4% 2026 down 12.9% flat
41 Malta 25.4% 2026 down 33.9% falling
42 Denmark 25.3% 2026 down 21.7% flat
43 Switzerland 24.6% 2026 up 2.1% falling
44 Netherlands 23.9% 2026 down 20.3% falling
45 Netherlands 23.8% 2026 down 20.7% falling
46 Sweden 23.2% 2026 down 18.6% falling
47 Iceland 18.9% 2026 up 11.8% 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
49 places, 1,296 data points, 1998–2026
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