People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years) by country

Countries reporting
41
Highest
12.4%
Lithuania
Lowest
3.7%
Slovakia
Median
6.9%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
472

What the numbers show

People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 12.4% in Lithuania; the lowest is 3.7% in Slovakia.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.9%, and the mean is 7.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 34.8%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 67.0%).

People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Lithuania 12.4% 2025 up 34.8% rising
1 Lithuania 12.4% 2025 up 34.8% rising
3 Finland 11.6% 2025 down 11.5% falling
4 Belgium 11.5% 2025 down 25.3% falling
5 Denmark 11.0% 2025 down 19.7% falling
6 Norway 10.6% 2025 up 29.3% rising
7 Türkiye 10.5% 2025 down 2.8% flat
8 North Macedonia 10.3% 2024 down 40.5% falling
9 Germany 10.0% 2025 down 2.0% flat
10 France 8.8% 2025 up 2.3% rising
11 Italy 8.6% 2025 down 28.3% falling
12 Netherlands 8.4% 2025 down 26.3% falling
12 Netherlands 8.4% 2025 down 26.3% falling
14 Spain 8.3% 2025 down 49.7% falling
14 Ireland 8.3% 2025 down 55.1% falling
16 Sweden 8.2% 2025 up 7.9% flat
17 Greece 7.6% 2025 down 55.0% falling
18 Latvia 7.3% 2025 down 5.2% falling
18 Latvia 7.3% 2025 down 5.2% falling
20 Austria 7.0% 2025 up 16.7% flat
21 Bulgaria 6.9% 2025 down 35.5% falling
22 Serbia 6.7% 2025 down 67.0% falling
23 Estonia 6.5% 2025 unchanged flat
23 Estonia 6.5% 2025 unchanged flat
25 Luxembourg 5.9% 2025 down 6.3% falling
26 Switzerland 5.6% 2024 up 19.1% rising
27 Romania 5.4% 2025 down 6.9% falling
28 Portugal 5.2% 2025 down 50.9% falling
29 Czechia 4.7% 2025 down 25.4% falling
29 Iceland 4.7% 2020 down 11.3% falling
31 Cyprus 4.6% 2025 down 57.4% falling
32 Croatia 4.4% 2025 down 63.9% falling
32 Croatia 4.4% 2025 down 63.9% falling
34 Poland 4.3% 2025 down 42.7% falling
34 Poland 4.3% 2025 down 42.7% falling
34 Hungary 4.3% 2025 down 47.6% falling
37 Slovenia 4.2% 2025 down 35.4% falling
37 Slovenia 4.2% 2025 down 35.4% falling
39 Malta 3.9% 2025 down 55.7% falling
40 Slovakia 3.7% 2025 down 44.8% falling
40 Slovakia 3.7% 2025 down 44.8% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 472 data points, 2014–2025
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