Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
3,167
Germany
Lowest
3
Luxembourg
Median
83.4
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
584
What the numbers show
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 3,167 in Germany; the lowest is 3 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 83.4, and the mean is 412.78.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,056.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 71.6%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 74.6%).
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3,167 | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 2,862 | 2018 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 2,862 | 2018 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 4 | France | 1,871 | 2025 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 1,437 | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 6 | Italy | 1,162 | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 668.3 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 668.3 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 476.9 | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 291.9 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 291.9 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 288.1 | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 273.9 | 2025 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 14 | Finland | 237.7 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 217.5 | 2025 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 16 | Denmark | 204.6 | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 171.6 | 2024 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 167.4 | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 114 | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 107.5 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 99 | 2025 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 98 | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 83.4 | 2025 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 83.4 | 2025 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 25 | Romania | 80 | 2025 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Albania | 72.2 | 2022 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 57.3 | 2025 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 51.4 | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 51.4 | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 43.6 | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 43.6 | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 29.1 | 2025 | up 32.9% | flat |
| 32 | Estonia | 29.1 | 2025 | up 32.9% | flat |
| 34 | Croatia | 27.3 | 2025 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 27.3 | 2025 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 22.2 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 22.2 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 20.4 | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 20.4 | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 19.3 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 15.7 | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 15.7 | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 13.5 | 2025 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 6.6 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.