Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy by country
What the numbers show
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 1,849 in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 0.7 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.4, and the mean is 108.61.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,642.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) (down 84.2%).
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 1,849 | 2020 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 589.8 | 2025 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 424.2 | 2018 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 424.2 | 2018 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 325 | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 6 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 300.6 | 2021 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 7 | France | 287 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 152.8 | 2025 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 138.1 | 2025 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 73 | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 60.5 | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 60.5 | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 52.5 | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 49.6 | 2025 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 44.2 | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 44.2 | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 37.3 | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 36.3 | 2025 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 30.3 | 2025 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 29.3 | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 27.1 | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 23 | 2025 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 23 | 2025 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 20.5 | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 20.4 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 20.4 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 20.2 | 2025 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 16.9 | 2025 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 14.4 | 2025 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 13.9 | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 11.5 | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 11.5 | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 9.3 | 2025 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 9 | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 9 | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 36 | Albania | 8.6 | 2025 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 37 | Montenegro | 8 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 6.4 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 6.4 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 5.9 | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 5.9 | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 5.6 | 2025 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Croatia | 5.6 | 2025 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 2.7 | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 44 | Slovenia | 2.7 | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 1.8 | 2025 | up 200.0% | falling |
| 47 | Cyprus | 1.4 | 2025 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Malta | 1.1 | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 49 | Iceland | 0.7 | 2020 | down 50.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.