Employed persons per inhabitant i
33 countries with data for 2025 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: % of population · Basic
Source: Eurostat (nama_10_lp_ulc), retrieved 2026-10-16 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU2748.8%
Euro area49.0%
Spain46.0% 26 of 33
Simple average50.7%
Highest · 
Luxembourg76.0%
Luxembourg76.0%Lowest · 
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1%Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 48.8% | +0.2 pp | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 49.0% | +0.2 pp | — |
| · | Euro area (20, until 2025) | 48.9% | +0.2 pp | — |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 76.0% | -0.1 pp | 1/27 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 59.0% | -0.3 pp | — |
| 3 |  Malta | 58.1% | +0.9 pp | 2/27 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 57.3% | +0.1 pp | 3/27 |
| 5 |  Iceland | 57.0% | -0.4 pp | — |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | 56.0% | +1.4 pp | 4/27 |
| 7 |  Germany | 54.9% | -0.1 pp | 5/27 |
| 8 |  Denmark | 54.0% | +0.2 pp | 6/27 |
| 9 |  Norway | 53.7% | 0.0 pp | — |
| 10 |  Cyprus | 52.1% | 0.0 pp | 7/27 |
| 11 |  Slovenia | 51.7% | -0.2 pp | 8/27 |
| 12 |  Ireland | 51.5% | +0.2 pp | 9/27 |
| 12 |  Lithuania | 51.5% | -0.4 pp | 9/27 |
| 14 |  Austria | 51.4% | -0.2 pp | 11/27 |
| 15 |  Sweden | 51.0% | -0.3 pp | 12/27 |
| 16 |  Czechia | 50.7% | +0.6 pp | 13/27 |
| 17 |  Hungary | 50.3% | +0.3 pp | 14/27 |
| 18 |  Estonia | 50.2% | -0.1 pp | 15/27 |
| 18 |  Serbia | 50.2% | -1.0 pp | — |
| 20 |  Portugal | 50.0% | +0.7 pp | 16/27 |
| 21 |  Montenegro | 49.8% | +1.6 pp | — |
| 22 |  Greece | 49.6% | +0.4 pp | 17/27 |
| 23 |  Latvia | 49.5% | +0.5 pp | 18/27 |
| 24 |  Finland | 48.4% | -0.5 pp | 19/27 |
| 25 |  Poland | 46.7% | +0.3 pp | 20/27 |
| 26 |  Spain | 46.0% | +0.7 pp | 21/27 |
| 27 |  Italy | 45.5% | +0.5 pp | 22/27 |
| 28 |  Croatia | 44.7% | +0.2 pp | 23/27 |
| 29 |  Slovakia | 44.5% | 0.0 pp | 24/27 |
| 30 |  France | 44.4% | -0.1 pp | 25/27 |
| 31 |  Romania | 43.7% | -1.7 pp | 26/27 |
| 32 |  Belgium | 43.1% | 0.0 pp | 27/27 |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.1% | +0.1 pp | — |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest employed persons per inhabitant?
- Luxembourg, with 76.0% in 2025. The EU27 figure is 48.8%.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 46.0% in 2025, rank 26 of 33 countries.
- What does employed persons per inhabitant measure?
- Employed persons per inhabitant, in % of population. A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the employed persons per inhabitant data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset nama_10_lp_ulc («Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is employed persons per inhabitant updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2025; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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