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 47 countries. The highest value is 1,849 Thousand 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 Thousand in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.4 Thousand, and the mean is 112.61 Thousand.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,642.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 40 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 in households with very low work intensity by age and: 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 Thousand | 2020 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 589.8 Thousand | 2025 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 424.2 Thousand | 2018 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 424.2 Thousand | 2018 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 325 Thousand | 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 Thousand | 2021 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 7 | France | 287 Thousand | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 152.8 Thousand | 2025 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 138.1 Thousand | 2025 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 73 Thousand | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 60.5 Thousand | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 60.5 Thousand | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 52.5 Thousand | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 49.6 Thousand | 2025 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 44.2 Thousand | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 44.2 Thousand | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 37.3 Thousand | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 36.3 Thousand | 2025 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 30.3 Thousand | 2025 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 29.3 Thousand | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 27.1 Thousand | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 23 Thousand | 2025 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 20.5 Thousand | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 20.4 Thousand | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 20.4 Thousand | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 20.2 Thousand | 2025 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 16.9 Thousand | 2025 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 28 | Portugal | 14.4 Thousand | 2025 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 13.9 Thousand | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 30 | Albania | 12.8 Thousand | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 11.5 Thousand | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 11.5 Thousand | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 9.3 Thousand | 2025 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 9 Thousand | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 35 | Montenegro | 7 Thousand | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 6.4 Thousand | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 6.4 Thousand | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 5.9 Thousand | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 5.9 Thousand | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 40 | Croatia | 5.6 Thousand | 2025 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 5.6 Thousand | 2025 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 2.7 Thousand | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 2.7 Thousand | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 1.8 Thousand | 2025 | up 200.0% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 1.4 Thousand | 2025 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 1.1 Thousand | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 0.7 Thousand | 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.
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 2,263 Thousand
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 2,062 Thousand
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1,725 Thousand
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 1,567 Thousand
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 1,452 Thousand
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 300.6 Thousand