Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Western Europe
Western Europe: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers was 7,077 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Western Europe, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 7,077 for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in 2027.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Western Europe peaked at 7,629 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,058, in 2010.
That places Western Europe 51st out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5,096 | — |
| 2005 | 5,578 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 5,525 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 5,326 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 5,189 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 5,225 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5,058 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 5,535 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 5,545 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5,912 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 6,077 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 6,214 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 6,280 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6,171 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5,973 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 5,851 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 7,629 | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 6,994 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 6,841 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 7,074 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 7,092 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 7,121 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 7,120 | -0.0% |
| 2027 | 7,077 | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Western Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +30.4% | 5,851 | 7,629 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,323 | 5,096 | 5,578 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5,862 | 5,058 | 6,280 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,119 | 6,841 | 7,629 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More work & labour data for Western Europe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 91,861 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0476 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1881 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 173,621 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 185,317 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 93,457 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 25,875 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Western Europe?
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Western Europe was 7,077 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7,629 in 2020.
- What is the lowest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,058 in 2010.
- How does Western Europe rank for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers?
- Western Europe ranks 51st out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.