Euro area vs United States: Working-age population
Working-age population over time
- Euro area
- United States
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 303,954 Persons against 268,571 Persons in United States, a difference of 35,383 Persons.
That makes Euro area's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 10 regions.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276,042 Persons | 231,271 Persons | 44,771 Persons | Euro area |
| 2010s | 282,556 Persons | 249,074 Persons | 33,482 Persons | Euro area |
| 2020s | 296,695 Persons | 264,252 Persons | 32,443 Persons | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher working-age population, Euro area or United States?
- Euro area, at 303,954 Persons against 268,571 Persons in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in working-age population between Euro area and United States?
- 35,383 Persons, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and United States rank globally for working-age population?
- Euro area ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd 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
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.