Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
3,256 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
3 Thousand persons
Luxembourg
Median
77 Thousand persons
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
471
What the numbers show
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 3,256 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 3 Thousand persons in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 77 Thousand persons, and the mean is 315.05 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,085.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 64.4%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 83.1%).
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3,256 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 2 | France | 1,958 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 1,521 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 1,114 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 676 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 676 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 7 | Belgium | 500 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 302 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 302 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 274 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 259 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 221 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 218 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 14 | Greece | 208 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 166 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 165 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 17 | Czechia | 120 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 115 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 100 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 96 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 77 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 22 | Albania | 67 Thousand persons | 2022 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 62 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 57 Thousand persons | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Lithuania | 57 Thousand persons | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 46 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 27 | Romania | 39 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 29 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 29 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 23 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 23 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 22 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 22 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 22 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 22 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 19 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 15 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 15 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 39 | Malta | 14 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 7 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
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 (from 2020) 11,293 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 10,182 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 2,001 Thousand persons