EU-27 (2024)
220,274.1
%
+1,974.8pp YoY
Highest
44,192.7
Germany
Lowest
328.2
Malta
Countries
27
EU member states

Data

Country%YoY Change
Germany44,192.7+370.9pp
France31,275.5+424pp
Italy25,595.8+69pp
Spain24,424.6+304.9pp
Poland17,742.6-66.2pp
Netherlands10,235.4+96.1pp
Romania8,304.3+152.3pp
Sweden5,783.2+7.9pp
Portugal5,463.4+61.1pp
Belgium5,370.8+48.1pp
Czechia5,331.2+136.4pp
Hungary4,935+23.1pp
Greece4,755.8+40.5pp
Austria4,733+9.2pp
Denmark3,281+101.5pp
Bulgaria3,060.3-4pp
Ireland2,880.4+75.6pp
Finland2,859.5+7.7pp
Slovakia2,768.5-3.5pp
Croatia1,772.8+47.4pp
Lithuania1,575.5+28.6pp
Slovenia1,036.8+9.9pp
Latvia948.9-2.5pp
Estonia760.9+13.2pp
Cyprus511.9+2.3pp
Luxembourg346.1+6.8pp
Malta328.2+14.2pp

About this Dataset

The EU-27 aggregate stood at 220274.1 % in 2024. The EU-27 aggregate changed by +219966.8pp year-on-year. Across the 27 member states covered, Germany recorded the highest reading at 44192.7, while Malta posted the lowest at 328.2 — a within-EU spread of 43864.5 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 2024 and is 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 labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region - geo=ukf1,unit=ths_per,isced11=ed0-2,sex=f,freq=a,age=y15-74 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 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
Structural differences in labour market institutions, economic composition, demographic trends, and national policy frameworks drive divergence across member states. Germany (44192.7) and Malta (328.2) represent the extremes of a 43864.5-point spread within the bloc.