Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
17.7%
Montenegro
Lowest
1.7%
Slovenia
Median
6.6%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
833

What the numbers show

Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 17.7% in Montenegro; the lowest is 1.7% in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.6%, and the mean is 7.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 102.9%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 67.8%).

Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 17.7% 2020 down 15.7% falling
2 Romania 16.4% 2025 up 57.7% rising
3 Belgium 11.9% 2025 down 9.2% flat
4 France 10.8% 2025 down 11.5% rising
5 United Kingdom 10.3% 2019 down 41.1% falling
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.3% 2019 down 41.1% falling
7 Estonia 9.6% 2025 up 23.1% falling
7 Estonia 9.6% 2025 up 23.1% falling
9 Ireland 9.4% 2025 down 34.3% falling
10 Finland 9.3% 2025 up 75.5% rising
10 North Macedonia 9.3% 2025 down 52.1% falling
12 Türkiye 9.0% 2025 down 9.1% falling
13 Germany 8.7% 2025 down 1.1% falling
14 Italy 8.2% 2025 down 22.6% rising
15 Bulgaria 7.3% 2025 down 56.8% falling
16 Lithuania 7.2% 2025 down 36.8% falling
16 Lithuania 7.2% 2025 down 36.8% falling
18 Luxembourg 7.1% 2025 up 102.9% rising
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.0% 2025 falling
19 Serbia 7.0% 2025 down 42.1% falling
21 Norway 6.7% 2025 falling
22 Austria 6.6% 2025 down 7.0% rising
22 Latvia 6.6% 2025 down 8.3% falling
22 Slovakia 6.6% 2025 down 29.0% falling
22 Spain 6.6% 2025 down 40.5% flat
22 Slovakia 6.6% 2025 down 29.0% falling
22 Latvia 6.6% 2025 down 8.3% falling
28 Denmark 5.9% 2025 down 27.2% falling
29 Portugal 4.7% 2025 down 29.9% falling
30 Malta 4.6% 2025 down 44.6% falling
31 Netherlands 4.5% 2025 down 34.8% falling
31 Netherlands 4.5% 2025 down 34.8% falling
33 Czechia 4.1% 2025 down 53.4% falling
33 Cyprus 4.1% 2025 down 58.6% flat
35 Hungary 4.0% 2025 down 56.0% falling
36 Poland 3.8% 2025 down 57.8% falling
36 Poland 3.8% 2025 down 57.8% falling
38 Greece 3.7% 2025 down 67.8% falling
39 Sweden 3.5% 2025 down 62.8% falling
40 Croatia 2.8% 2025 down 67.1% falling
40 Croatia 2.8% 2025 down 67.1% falling
42 Slovenia 1.7% 2025 down 57.5% falling
42 Slovenia 1.7% 2025 down 57.5% falling

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
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 833 data points, 2006–2025
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