Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region

Employed people aged 20 to 64 living in the region as a share of all people of that age in the region.

Unit: % of people aged 20 to 64 Frequency: Annual Coverage: 290 regions and 37 countries and groups as reference 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 86.9% Warszawski stołeczny Lowest in 2025 36.9%d (definition differs (see metadata)) Mayotte
European Union, 2025 76.1% Official aggregate published by the source
Regions ranked for 2025 289 Updated by the source on 30 October 2026

289 regions have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region (% of people aged 20 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period European UnionWarszawski stołecznyAuvergneMayotte
2025 76.1% 86.9% 77.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 36.9%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2024 75.7% 86.2% 74.1%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) 39.8%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata))
2023 75.3% 86.5% 77.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) –
2022 74.6% 85.5% 74.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) –
2021 73.1%b (break in time series) 83.7%b (break in time series) 73.9%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) –
2020 72.2% 81.4% 74.2% 39.6%u (low reliability)
2019 73.1% 82.2%b (break in time series) 73.7% 43.3%
2018 72.3% 82.5% 74.1% 40.8%
2017 71.3% 79.9% 69.7% 43.6%
2016 70.1% 78.9%b (break in time series) 72.6% 43.2%
2015 69.0% 77.9% 71.1% 43.9%
2014 68.1% 76.8% 70.1% 43.8%
2013 67.4% 74.3% 69.0% 42.2%
2012 67.6% – 68.7% –
2011 67.8% – 69.5% –
2010 67.8% – 69.4% –
2009 68.1% – 70.2% –
2008 69.5% – 70.5% –
2007 69.0% – 67.8% –
2006 67.9% – 70.1%b (break in time series) –
2005 66.8%b (break in time series) – 71.2%b (break in time series) –
2004 66.1% – 67.9% –
2003 66.0% – 69.3%b (break in time series) –
2002 65.7% – 69.2% –
2001 – – 68.1% –

Flags: b break in time series; bd break in time series, definition differs (see metadata); d definition differs (see metadata); u low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • Among the 289 regions with a value for 2025, the highest is Warszawski stołeczny (86.9%) and the lowest Mayotte (36.9%).
  • Half of the regions are above 77.0% and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 168 regions and fell in 112.
  • The figure for the European Union was 76.1% in 2025, against 72.2% in 2020 (+3.9 percentage points). The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.

About this measure

Definition
Employed people aged 20 to 64 living in the region as a share of all people of that age in the region.
Unit
% of people aged 20 to 64
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percentage points (the difference between two rates)

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfst_r_lfe2emprt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y20-64 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All regions in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the regions are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Warszawski stołeczny 86.9%
  2. 2 Praha 86.0%
  3. 3 Ísland 85.8%
  4. 4 Zentralschweiz 85.6%
  5. 5 Åland 85.5%
  6. 6 Utrecht 85.4%
  7. 7 Oberbayern 85.1%
  8. 8 Mellersta Norrland 85.0%
  9. 9 Ostschweiz 84.8%
  10. 10 Sostinės regionas 84.7%
  11. 11 Střední Čechy 84.5%
  12. 12 Zeeland 84.5%
  13. 13 Zürich 84.5%
  14. 14 Flevoland 84.4%
  15. 15 Noord-Holland 84.4%
  16. 16 Bratislavský kraj 84.3%
  17. 17 Budapest 84.3%
  18. 18 Schwaben 84.3%
  19. 19 Tübingen 84.3%
  20. 20 Dresden 84.2%
  21. 21 Overijssel 84.2%
  22. 22 Gelderland 84.1%
  23. 23 Noord-Brabant 84.1%
  24. 24 Niederbayern 84.0%
  25. 25 Oberpfalz 84.0%
  26. 26 Espace Mittelland 83.9%
  27. 27 Freiburg 83.9%
  28. 28 Oberfranken 83.8%
  29. 29 Mittelfranken 83.7%
  30. 30 Småland med öarna 83.7%
  31. 31 Malta 83.6%
  32. 32 Pest 83.6%
  33. 33 Stuttgart 83.6%
  34. 34 Stockholm 83.5%
  35. 35 Jihozápad 83.4%
  36. 36 Unterfranken 83.4%
  37. 37 Weser-Ems 83.3%
  38. 38 Drenthe 83.2%
  39. 39 Közép-Dunántúl 83.1%
  40. 40 Nordwestschweiz 83.1%
  41. 41 Trier 83.0%
  42. 42 Friesland 82.9%
  43. 43 Koblenz 82.9%
  44. 44 Karlsruhe 82.6%
  45. 45 Jihovýchod 82.5%
  46. 46 Střední Morava 82.5%
  47. 47 Severovýchod 82.3%
  48. 48 Nyugat-Dunántúl 82.2%
  49. 49 Hovedstaden 82.1%
  50. 50 Rheinhessen-Pfalz 82.1%
  51. 51 Tirol 82.0%
  52. 52 Zuid-Holland 82.0%
  53. 53 Övre Norrland 82.0%
  54. 54 Grande Lisboa 81.9%
  55. 55 Kassel 81.9%
  56. 56 Salzburg 81.8%
  57. 57 Detmold 81.7%
  58. 58 Eesti 81.7%
  59. 59 Lüneburg 81.7%
  60. 60 Västsverige 81.7%
  61. 61 Brandenburg 81.6%
  62. 62 Vestlandet 81.6%
  63. 63 Yugozapaden 81.5%
  64. 64 Chemnitz 81.4%
  65. 65 Dél-Alföld 81.3%
  66. 66 Kýpros 81.3%
  67. 67 Thüringen 81.3%
  68. 68 Leipzig 81.2%
  69. 69 Norra Mellansverige 81.2%
  70. 70 Bucureşti-Ilfov 81.1%
  71. 71 Limburg 81.0%
  72. 72 Schleswig-Holstein 80.9%
  73. 73 Grad Zagreb 80.8%
  74. 74 Łódzkie 80.8%
  75. 75 Eastern and Midland 80.7%
  76. 76 Algarve 80.6%
  77. 77 Moravskoslezsko 80.6%
  78. 78 Centro 80.5%
  79. 79 Groningen 80.4%
  80. 80 Gießen 80.3%
  81. 81 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 80.3%
  82. 82 Oberösterreich 80.3%
  83. 83 Oslo og Viken 80.3%
  84. 84 Alentejo 80.2%
  85. 85 Dolnośląskie 80.2%
  86. 86 Münster 80.2%
  87. 87 Severozápad 80.1%
  88. 88 Braunschweig 80.0%
  89. 89 Darmstadt 80.0%
  90. 90 Pomorskie 80.0%
  91. 91 Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen 80.0%
  92. 92 Southern 80.0%
  93. 93 Sydsverige 80.0%
  94. 94 Península de Setúbal 79.9%
  95. 95 Vorarlberg 79.9%
  96. 96 Zahodna Slovenija 79.9%
  97. 97 Köln 79.8%
  98. 98 Wielkopolskie 79.8%
  99. 99 Östra Mellansverige 79.6%
  100. 100 Niederösterreich 79.5%
  101. 101 Západné Slovensko 79.5%
  102. 102 Hannover 79.4%
  103. 103 Midtjylland 79.4%
  104. 104 Nord-Norge 79.4%
  105. 105 Stredné Slovensko 79.4%
  106. 106 Prov. West-Vlaanderen 79.2%
  107. 107 Sachsen-Anhalt 79.2%
  108. 108 Severoiztochen 79.2%
  109. 109 Northern and Western 79.1%
  110. 110 Oeste e Vale do Tejo 78.8%
  111. 111 Opolskie 78.8%
  112. 112 Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 78.8%
  113. 113 Hamburg 78.7%
  114. 114 Kujawsko-pomorskie 78.6%
  115. 115 Sjælland 78.6%
  116. 116 Trøndelag 78.6%
  117. 117 Alsace 78.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  118. 118 Mazowiecki regionalny 78.4%
  119. 119 Saarland 78.4%
  120. 120 Bretagne 78.3%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  121. 121 Lubuskie 78.3%
  122. 122 Latvija 78.2%
  123. 123 Norte 78.2%
  124. 124 Észak-Alföld 78.2%
  125. 125 Syddanmark 78.1%
  126. 126 Centre — Val de Loire 77.9%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  127. 127 Comunidad de Madrid 77.9%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  128. 128 Nordjylland 77.8%
  129. 129 Podlaskie 77.8%
  130. 130 Steiermark 77.8%
  131. 131 Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste 77.8%
  132. 132 Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas 77.7%
  133. 133 Provincia Autonoma di Trento 77.6%
  134. 134 Arnsberg 77.5%
  135. 135 Pays de la Loire 77.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  136. 136 Aquitaine 77.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  137. 137 Dél-Dunántúl 77.3%
  138. 138 Midi-Pyrénées 77.3%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  139. 139 Poitou-Charentes 77.2%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  140. 140 Região Autónoma da Madeira 77.2%
  141. 141 La Rioja 77.1%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  142. 142 Prov. Vlaams-Brabant 77.1%
  143. 143 Rhône-Alpes 77.1%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  144. 144 Zachodniopomorskie 77.1%
  145. 145 Auvergne 77.0%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  146. 146 Emilia-Romagna 77.0%
  147. 147 Helsinki-Uusimaa 77.0%
  148. 148 Śląskie 77.0%
  149. 149 Świętokrzyskie 77.0%
  150. 150 Burgenland 76.9%
  151. 151 Länsi-Suomi 76.9%
  152. 152 Beogradski region 76.8%
  153. 153 Düsseldorf 76.8%
  154. 154 Kärnten 76.8%
  155. 155 Limousin 76.8%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  156. 156 Lubelskie 76.8%
  157. 157 Région lémanique 76.8%
  158. 158 Vzhodna Slovenija 76.8%
  159. 159 Berlin 76.7%
  160. 160 Małopolskie 76.7%
  161. 161 Região Autónoma dos Açores 76.7%
  162. 162 Innlandet 76.6%
  163. 163 Ile de France 76.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  164. 164 Basse-Normandie 76.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  165. 165 Cataluña 76.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  166. 166 Prov. Antwerpen 76.2%
  167. 167 Toscana 76.0%
  168. 168 Etelä-Suomi 75.8%
  169. 169 Sjeverna Hrvatska 75.8%
  170. 170 Észak-Magyarország 75.8%
  171. 171 Comunidad Foral de Navarra 75.7%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  172. 172 Aragón 75.6%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  173. 173 Warmińsko-mazurskie 75.6%
  174. 174 Agder og Sør-Østlandet 75.5%
  175. 175 Bourgogne 75.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  176. 176 Illes Balears 75.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  177. 177 Haute-Normandie 75.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  178. 178 Kriti 75.4%
  179. 179 Lombardia 75.1%
  180. 180 Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 75.0%
  181. 181 Prov. Limburg 75.0%
  182. 182 Severen tsentralen 75.0%
  183. 183 Yugoiztochen 75.0%
  184. 184 Ticino 74.9%
  185. 185 Bremen 74.7%
  186. 186 Friuli-Venezia Giulia 74.7%
  187. 187 País Vasco 74.7%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  188. 188 Veneto 74.7%
  189. 189 Umbria 74.6%
  190. 190 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 74.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  191. 191 Castilla y León 74.3%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  192. 192 Picardie 74.3%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  193. 193 Piemonte 74.3%
  194. 194 Prov. Brabant wallon 74.2%
  195. 195 Peloponnisos 74.1%
  196. 196 Jadranska Hrvatska 73.8%
  197. 197 Liguria 73.8%
  198. 198 Cantabria 73.7%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  199. 199 Franche-Comté 73.7%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  200. 200 Luxembourg 73.6%
  201. 201 Podkarpackie 73.2%
  202. 202 Attiki 73.1%
  203. 203 Champagne-Ardenne 73.1%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  204. 204 Lorraine 73.1%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  205. 205 Prov. Luxembourg 73.0%
  206. 206 Sterea Elláda 73.0%
  207. 207 Yuzhen tsentralen 73.0%
  208. 208 Corse 72.9%du (definition differs (see metadata), low reliability)
  209. 209 Marche 72.9%
  210. 210 Galicia 72.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  211. 211 Východné Slovensko 72.5%
  212. 212 Languedoc-Roussillon 72.1%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  213. 213 Principado de Asturias 72.0%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  214. 214 Nord-Pas de Calais 71.8%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  215. 215 Severozapaden 71.6%
  216. 216 Wien 71.3%
  217. 217 Prov. Namur 71.1%
  218. 218 Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije 70.9%
  219. 219 Comunitat Valenciana 70.8%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  220. 220 Region Vojvodine 70.7%
  221. 221 Castilla-La Mancha 70.3%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  222. 222 Nord-Vest 70.3%
  223. 223 Centru 70.0%
  224. 224 Voreio Aigaio 70.0%
  225. 225 Región de Murcia 69.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  226. 226 Notio Aigaio 69.4%
  227. 227 Thessalia 69.4%
  228. 228 Lazio 69.3%
  229. 229 Kentriki Makedonia 69.1%
  230. 230 Nord-Est 69.1%
  231. 231 Ipeiros 69.0%
  232. 232 Ionia Nisia 68.7%
  233. 233 Panonska Hrvatska 68.4%
  234. 234 Sud-Muntenia 68.3%
  235. 235 Canarias 67.7%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  236. 236 Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 67.6%
  237. 237 Martinique 67.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  238. 238 Abruzzo 67.2%
  239. 239 Extremadura 66.9%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  240. 240 Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije 66.8%
  241. 241 Dytiki Elláda 66.6%
  242. 242 Vest 66.5%
  243. 243 Prov. Liège 66.0%
  244. 244 Andalucía 65.8%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  245. 245 Prov. Hainaut 65.3%
  246. 246 Antalya, Isparta, Burdur 64.6%
  247. 247 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 63.9%
  248. 248 Severna Makedonija 63.7%
  249. 249 Balıkesir, Çanakkale 63.3%
  250. 250 Aydın, Denizli, Muğla 62.6%
  251. 251 Molise 62.3%
  252. 252 Sardegna 62.3%
  253. 253 Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop 62.1%
  254. 254 Sud-Est 62.1%
  255. 255 Basilicata 61.8%
  256. 256 Sud-Vest Oltenia 61.7%
  257. 257 Dytiki Makedonia 61.6%
  258. 258 Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane 61.6%
  259. 259 Guadeloupe 61.2%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  260. 260 Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova 61.2%
  261. 261 Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli 60.8%
  262. 262 Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 60.6%
  263. 263 İzmir 60.5%
  264. 264 Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya 59.9%
  265. 265 İstanbul 59.8%
  266. 266 La Réunion 59.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  267. 267 Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik 59.3%
  268. 268 Ankara 58.8%
  269. 269 Ciudad de Ceuta 58.3%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  270. 270 Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın 57.4%
  271. 271 Konya, Karaman 57.2%
  272. 272 Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan 57.1%
  273. 273 Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt 56.7%
  274. 274 Adana, Mersin 56.5%
  275. 275 Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat 55.9%
  276. 276 Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir 55.9%
  277. 277 Puglia 55.2%
  278. 278 Ciudad de Melilla 55.0%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  279. 279 Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 54.0%
  280. 280 Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 53.3%
  281. 281 Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli 52.8%
  282. 282 Sicilia 51.4%
  283. 283 Campania 50.8%
  284. 284 Calabria 50.3%
  285. 285 Guyane 50.0%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  286. 286 Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 47.8%
  287. 287 Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 45.3%
  288. 288 Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari 43.2%
  289. 289 Mayotte 36.9%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  290. Austria 77.6%
  291. Belgium 72.8%
  292. Bosnia and Herzegovina 59.5%
  293. Bulgaria 77.0%
  294. Croatia 74.4%
  295. Cyprus 81.3%
  296. Czechia 82.9%
  297. Denmark 79.8%
  298. Estonia 81.7%
  299. European Union 76.1%
  300. Finland 76.3%
  301. France 75.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  302. Germany 81.1%
  303. Greece 71.0%
  304. Hungary 81.1%
  305. Iceland 85.8%
  306. Ireland 80.2%
  307. Italy 67.6%
  308. Latvia 78.2%
  309. Lithuania 80.0%
  310. Luxembourg 73.6%
  311. Malta 83.6%
  312. Netherlands 83.4%
  313. North Macedonia 63.7%
  314. Norway 79.5%
  315. Poland 78.8%
  316. Portugal 79.6%
  317. Romania 69.0%
  318. Serbia 71.6%
  319. Slovakia 78.1%
  320. Slovenia 78.3%
  321. Spain 72.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  322. Sweden 81.8%
  323. Switzerland 82.4%
  324. Türkiye 58.1%
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