EU Usually Works from Home Rate by Country (2025)
EU Usually Works from Home Rate in 2025: 9 % of employed persons EU-27 average. Finland highest at 21.1, Romania lowest at 1.3. Eurostat (LFSA_EHOMP), 200…
Data
| Country | % of employed persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 21.1 | +0.9pp |
| Ireland | 19.3 | -1.3pp |
| Belgium | 13.6 | -0.5pp |
| Sweden | 13.4 | -0.8pp |
| Germany | 13.2 | +0.1pp |
| Malta | 12.5 | +0.4pp |
| Netherlands | 11.9 | -1.1pp |
| Luxembourg | 11.6 | -1.8pp |
| Estonia | 11.4 | -1.6pp |
| France | 11.3 | +0pp |
| Austria | 11 | +0pp |
| Portugal | 8.9 | +0.2pp |
| Latvia | 8.7 | +0.2pp |
| Denmark | 8.2 | -0.2pp |
| Spain | 8 | +0.1pp |
| Slovenia | 7.5 | +0.5pp |
| Slovakia | 7.4 | +1.7pp |
| Czechia | 6.9 | -0.1pp |
| Poland | 6.1 | +0.6pp |
| Lithuania | 5.2 | +0pp |
| Croatia | 4.9 | +0.2pp |
| Hungary | 4.4 | +0.2pp |
| Cyprus | 4.3 | +0.3pp |
| Italy | 2.7 | -1.1pp |
| Greece | 2.3 | -0.4pp |
| Bulgaria | 1.6 | +0.4pp |
| Romania | 1.3 | +0.1pp |
About this Dataset
The share of EU employed persons who usually work from home stood at 9% in 2025. Before COVID-19, the EU-27 rate had been broadly stable near 5.7% (2019). Pandemic restrictions drove a near-tripling to 13.5% in 2021; the rate has since partially normalised but remains well above its pre-2020 floor — indicating a lasting structural shift in European work patterns.
The 19.8-percentage-point spread separating Finland (21.1%) from Romania (1.3%) reflects stark differences in industrial structure, digital infrastructure, and workplace culture. Nordic and Benelux economies dominate the upper tier; southern and eastern member states, with larger manufacturing and in-person services sectors, cluster at the lower end.
Data sourced from Eurostat Labour Force Survey via SDMX REST API (LFSA_EHOMP, frequenc=USU). All values are harmonised across member states using consistent LFS methodology to ensure cross-country comparability.
Coverage spans 2002 through 2025 and is updated annually. The chart above traces the EU-27 aggregate trend; the table below ranks all member states by their 2025 reading with year-on-year changes.