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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.