Euro area vs OECD: Working-age population

Euro area
303,954 Persons
in 2025
OECD
1.14 million Persons
in 2024
Euro area rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Working-age population over time

  • Euro area
  • OECD
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M200520152025

How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.14 million Persons against 303,954 Persons in Euro area, a difference of 837,176 Persons.

That makes OECD's figure about 3.8 times Euro area's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 10 regions.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area OECD Difference Ahead
2000s 277,681 Persons 1.01 million Persons 731,613 Persons OECD
2010s 282,556 Persons 1.06 million Persons 780,081 Persons OECD
2020s 296,695 Persons 1.12 million Persons 826,571 Persons OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher working-age population, Euro area or OECD?
OECD, at 1.14 million Persons against 303,954 Persons in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in working-age population between Euro area and OECD?
837,176 Persons, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and OECD?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Euro area and OECD rank globally for working-age population?
Euro area ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 10 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Working-age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Working-age population
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,292 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on working age population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the working age population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and selected other economies. The working-age population is commonly defined as persons aged 15 years and older. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.