People living in households with very low work intensity by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 to 64 years) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
828
Türkiye
Lowest
1
Malta
Median
25
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
504
What the numbers show
People living in households with very low work intensity by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 to 64 years) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 828 in Türkiye; the lowest is 1 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 25, and the mean is 78.82.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 828.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 76.9%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 76.0%).
People living in households with very low work intensity … most: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 828 | 2025 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 532 | 2025 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 447 | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 325 | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 247 | 2025 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 109 | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 101 | 2025 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 101 | 2025 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 99 | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 52 | 2025 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 52 | 2025 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 46 | 2025 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 44 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 44 | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 42 | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 16 | Denmark | 40 | 2025 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 39 | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 37 | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 37 | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 31 | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 30 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 28 | 2025 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 25 | 2025 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 25 | 2025 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 23 | 2025 | up 76.9% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 23 | 2025 | up 76.9% | flat |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 15 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 15 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 14 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 12 | 2025 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 11 | 2025 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 11 | 2025 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 9 | 2025 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 9 | 2025 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 33 | Montenegro | 9 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 5 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 5 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 4 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 4 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 3 | 2025 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 1 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.