Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and was 300.6 Thousand in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
300.6 Thousand
Change on year
down 81.0%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
1,947 Thousand
in 2014
All-time low
300.6 Thousand
in 2021
Years of data
17
2005–2021

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2005–2021

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2005201320212005: 1.5k Thousand2006: 1.6k Thousand2007: 1.6k Thousand2008: 1.5k Thousand2009: 1.6k Thousand2010: 1.9k Thousand2011: 1.9k Thousand2012: 1.6k Thousand2013: 1.6k Thousand2014: 1.9k Thousand2015: 1.6k Thousand2016: 1.8k Thousand2017: 1.6k Thousand2018: 1.4k Thousand2019: 1.3k Thousand2020: 1.6k Thousand2021: 300.6 Thousand

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.

Analysis

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) recorded 300.6 Thousand for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 81.0% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 1,947 Thousand in 2014 and was at its lowest, 300.6 Thousand, in 2021.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year

Annual values for Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2005 to 2021.
Year Thousand Change
2005 1,504 Thousand
2006 1,595 Thousand +6.0%
2007 1,577 Thousand -1.1%
2008 1,498 Thousand -5.0%
2009 1,573 Thousand +5.0%
2010 1,878 Thousand +19.4%
2011 1,932 Thousand +2.8%
2012 1,604 Thousand -17.0%
2013 1,631 Thousand +1.7%
2014 1,947 Thousand +19.4%
2015 1,638 Thousand -15.9%
2016 1,753 Thousand +7.0%
2017 1,608 Thousand -8.2%
2018 1,358 Thousand -15.6%
2019 1,335 Thousand -1.7%
2020 1,578 Thousand +18.2%
2021 300.6 Thousand -81.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -81.0% 1,578 Thousand 300.6 Thousand

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,549 Thousand 1,498 Thousand 1,595 Thousand 5
2010s 1,668 Thousand 1,335 Thousand 1,947 Thousand 10
2020s 939.5 Thousand 300.6 Thousand 1,578 Thousand 2

Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

  1. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 424.2 Thousand compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom 424.2 Thousand compare
  3. 5 Türkiye 325 Thousand compare
  4. 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 compare
  5. 7 France 287 Thousand compare
  6. 8 Spain 152.8 Thousand compare
  7. 9 Italy 138.1 Thousand compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 300.6 Thousand in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
The highest recorded value was 1,947 Thousand in 2014.
What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
The lowest recorded value was 300.6 Thousand in 2021.
How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2021.
Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,000 data points, 2003–2025
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