People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
17.3
Montenegro
Lowest
3.7
Slovakia
Median
7
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
504
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 45 countries. The highest value is 17.3 in Montenegro; the lowest is 3.7 in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7, and the mean is 7.45.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 35 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 … tenure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 17.3 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 12.4 | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 12.4 | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 11.6 | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 5 | Belgium | 11.5 | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 6 | Denmark | 11 | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 7 | Norway | 10.6 | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 10.5 | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 10.3 | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 10.3 | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 10 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 12 | France | 8.8 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 8.6 | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 8.4 | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 8.4 | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 16 | Albania | 8.3 | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 16 | Ireland | 8.3 | 2025 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 8.3 | 2025 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 8.2 | 2025 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 20 | Greece | 7.6 | 2025 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 7.3 | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 7.3 | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 23 | Austria | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 6.9 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 6.7 | 2025 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 6.7 | 2025 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 6.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Estonia | 6.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 5.9 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 5.6 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 5.4 | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 32 | Portugal | 5.2 | 2025 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 4.7 | 2020 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 33 | Czechia | 4.7 | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 4.6 | 2025 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 4.4 | 2025 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 4.4 | 2025 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 4.3 | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 4.3 | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 38 | Hungary | 4.3 | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 4.2 | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 4.2 | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 3.9 | 2025 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 44 | Slovakia | 3.7 | 2025 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 44 | 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.