People living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level (population aged 18 to 64 years) by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
863
Türkiye
Lowest
1
Iceland
Median
24
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
507
What the numbers show
People living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level (population aged 18 to 64 years) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 863 in Türkiye; the lowest is 1 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 24, and the mean is 77.89.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 863.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 170.6%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 76.3%).
People living in households with very low work … educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 863 | 2025 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 532 | 2025 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 466 | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 325 | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 248 | 2025 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 109 | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 105 | 2025 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 100 | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 52 | 2025 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 47 | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 45 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 42 | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 41 | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 40 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 39 | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 33 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 30 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 28 | 2025 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 27 | 2025 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 27 | 2025 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 25 | 2025 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 25 | 2025 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 23 | 2025 | up 76.9% | flat |
| 24 | Switzerland | 20 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 25 | Montenegro | 17.6 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 15 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 15 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 13.8 | 2025 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 11 | 2025 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 9 | 2025 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 8.2 | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 5.7 | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 33 | Latvia | 5.3 | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 5 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 4 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 3.9 | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 3.6 | 2025 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 3.2 | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 3 | 2025 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 2.8 | 2025 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 1 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.