Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and was 300.6 Thousand in 2021. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2005–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.
Analysis
In 2021, persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 300.6 Thousand. 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 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 1,939 Thousand in 2014 and was at its lowest, 300.6 Thousand, in 2021.
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 6th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,476 Thousand | — |
| 2006 | 1,569 Thousand | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1,554 Thousand | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,468 Thousand | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1,552 Thousand | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 1,845 Thousand | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 1,898 Thousand | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,580 Thousand | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 1,609 Thousand | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,939 Thousand | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 1,638 Thousand | -15.5% |
| 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -81.0% | 1,578 Thousand | 300.6 Thousand |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,524 Thousand | 1,468 Thousand | 1,569 Thousand | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,656 Thousand | 1,335 Thousand | 1,939 Thousand | 10 |
| 2020s | 939.5 Thousand | 300.6 Thousand | 1,578 Thousand | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 114.67 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.5% (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2% (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2% (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 27.3% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9% (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 37.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,939 Thousand in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 300.6 Thousand in 2021.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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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