Regional disparities in employment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3) by country
Countries reporting
24
Highest
15.3
Italy
Lowest
1.5
Finland
Median
4.45
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
642
What the numbers show
Regional disparities in employment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3) is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 15.3 in Italy; the lowest is 1.5 in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.45, and the mean is 4.71.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 14.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 67.4%).
Regional disparities in employment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 15.3 | 2025 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 9.1 | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 3 | Belgium | 8.5 | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 8.4 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 6.4 | 2025 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 6 | Austria | 5.2 | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 5.1 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 7 | France | 5.1 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 4.9 | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 4.8 | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 4.5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 4.5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 4.4 | 2019 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 4.4 | 2019 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 3.9 | 2025 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 3.4 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 17 | Norway | 2.2 | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 17 | Czechia | 2.2 | 2025 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 2 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 1.9 | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 1.8 | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 1.8 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 1.8 | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 24 | Finland | 1.5 | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.