EU-27 (2025)
76.1
% of population (20–64)
+0.3pp YoY
Highest
83.6
Malta
Lowest
67.6
Italy
Countries
27
EU member states

Data

Country% of population (20–64)YoY Change
Malta83.6+0.9pp
Netherlands83.4-0.1pp
Czechia82.9+0.6pp
Sweden81.8-0.1pp
Estonia81.7-0.1pp
Cyprus81.3+1.5pp
Germany81.1-0.2pp
Hungary81.1+0pp
Ireland80.2+0.4pp
Lithuania80+0.8pp
Denmark79.8-0.4pp
Portugal79.6+1.1pp
Poland78.8+0.4pp
Slovenia78.3+0pp
Latvia78.2+0.8pp
Slovakia78.1+0pp
Austria77.6+0.2pp
Bulgaria77+0.2pp
Finland76.3-0.7pp
France75.5+0.4pp
Croatia74.4+0.8pp
Luxembourg73.9-0.3pp
Belgium72.8+0.5pp
Spain72.4+1pp
Greece71+1.7pp
Romania69-0.5pp
Italy67.6+0.5pp

About this Dataset

The EU-27 aggregate stood at 76.1 % of population (20–64) in 2025. The EU-27 aggregate changed by +0.3pp year-on-year. Across the 27 member states covered, Malta recorded the highest reading at 83.6, while Italy posted the lowest at 67.6 — a within-EU spread of 16.0 percentage points.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. All values are harmonised across member states using a consistent methodology to ensure cross-country comparability.

Coverage spans 2005 through 2025, updated annual. The chart above shows the EU-27 aggregate trend; the table below ranks all member states by their latest reported value.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks eu employment rate by country across EU member states, published by Eurostat. The data covers EU-27 member states at annual frequency and uses harmonised methodology to ensure comparability across all member states.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Updated annual.
Structural differences in labour market institutions, collective bargaining coverage, employment protection legislation, sectoral composition, and social security system design drive divergence across member states. Malta (83.6) and Italy (67.6) represent the extremes of a 16.0-point spread within the bloc.