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In work, age 20 to 64 · Latest available · 2025Share of 20 to 64 year olds in employment for at least one hour of paid work a week. Countries with a figure: 27 of 27. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not 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EU countriesIn work, age 20 to 64Latest available · 2025Sweden: 81.8% · 2025Spain: 72.4% · 2025Slovakia: 78.1% · 2025Slovenia: 78.3% · 2025Romania: 69% · 2025Portugal: 79.6% · 2025Poland: 78.8% · 2025the Netherlands: 83.4% · 2025Malta: 83.6% · 2025Luxembourg: 73.9% · 2025Lithuania: 80% · 2025Latvia: 78.2% · 2025Italy: 67.6% · 2025Ireland: 80.2% · 2025Hungary: 81.1% · 2025Greece: 71% · 2025Germany: 81.1% · 2025France: 75.4% · 2025Finland: 76.3% · 2025Estonia: 81.7% · 2025Denmark: 79.8% · 2025Czechia: 82.9% · 2025Cyprus: 81.3% · 2025Croatia: 74.4% · 2025Bulgaria: 77% · 2025Belgium: 72.8% · 2025Austria: 77.6% · 202567.6%70.8%74%77.2%80.4%83.6%No data / outside the EUCountries with a figure: 27 of 27.Share of 20 to 64 year olds in employment for at least one hour of paid work a week.Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. Thelatest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.Eurostat · In work, age 20 to 64 · Latest available · 2025Natural Earth · Eurostat · averageperson.eu
67.6% – 70.8%
> 70.8% – 74%
> 74% – 77.2%
> 77.2% – 80.4%
> 80.4% – 83.6%
No data / outside the EU

Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown.

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Share of 20 to 64 year olds in employment for at least one hour of paid work a week.

Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.

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