Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in European Union
European Union: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 159,243 Persons in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in European Union, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
European Union recorded 159,243 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in European Union peaked at 161,635 Persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 158,325 Persons, in 2012.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 159,200 Persons | 159,004 Persons | 159,686 Persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 159,216 Persons | 158,325 Persons | 160,288 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,580 Persons | 158,501 Persons | 161,635 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More work & labour data for European Union
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in European Union?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in European Union was 159,243 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 161,635 Persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,325 Persons in 2012.
- How does European Union rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 10 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.