Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
19.5%
Montenegro
Lowest
2.6%
Malta
Median
6.2%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
523

What the numbers show

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 19.5% in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.6% in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.2%, and the mean is 6.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 83.6%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 69.7%).

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 19.5% 2023 down 12.6% falling
2 Lithuania 11.2% 2025 up 83.6% rising
2 Lithuania 11.2% 2025 up 83.6% rising
4 Türkiye 10.9% 2025 down 16.2% falling
5 North Macedonia 10.3% 2024 down 44.6% falling
5 Albania 10.3% 2023 down 25.9% falling
7 Belgium 9.9% 2025 down 30.3% falling
7 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 9.9% 2021 down 4.8% falling
9 Finland 9.4% 2025 down 19.0% falling
10 France 9.0% 2025 down 2.2% flat
10 Germany 9.0% 2025 up 57.9% rising
12 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 8.9% 2021 down 10.1% falling
13 Italy 7.6% 2025 down 35.0% falling
14 Romania 7.4% 2025 up 13.8% falling
15 Denmark 7.2% 2025 down 23.4% falling
16 Austria 7.1% 2025 up 34.0% flat
17 Netherlands 7.0% 2025 down 32.0% falling
17 Netherlands 7.0% 2025 down 32.0% falling
17 Ireland 7.0% 2025 down 65.7% falling
20 Bulgaria 6.8% 2025 down 50.4% falling
21 Norway 6.7% 2025 up 11.7% falling
22 Spain 6.5% 2025 down 64.7% falling
23 Iceland 6.2% 2020 up 34.8% rising
24 Sweden 6.1% 2025 down 27.4% falling
25 Latvia 6.0% 2025 down 15.5% falling
25 Latvia 6.0% 2025 down 15.5% falling
27 Serbia 5.9% 2025 down 69.7% falling
28 Greece 5.6% 2025 down 69.7% falling
29 Estonia 5.2% 2025 down 20.0% falling
29 Estonia 5.2% 2025 down 20.0% falling
31 Portugal 4.7% 2025 down 53.5% falling
32 Luxembourg 4.3% 2022 down 34.8% falling
33 Poland 3.8% 2025 down 29.6% falling
33 Hungary 3.8% 2025 down 55.3% falling
33 Poland 3.8% 2025 down 29.6% falling
36 Croatia 3.7% 2025 down 68.9% falling
36 Slovakia 3.7% 2025 down 42.2% falling
36 Croatia 3.7% 2025 down 68.9% falling
36 Slovakia 3.7% 2025 down 42.2% falling
40 Cyprus 3.6% 2025 down 64.4% falling
41 Switzerland 3.5% 2024 down 5.4% rising
42 Czechia 3.4% 2025 down 34.6% falling
43 Slovenia 2.6% 2025 down 56.7% falling
43 Slovenia 2.6% 2025 down 56.7% falling
43 Malta 2.6% 2025 down 68.3% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 523 data points, 2014–2025
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