Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
17.5
Montenegro
Lowest
2.6
Malta
Median
6.2
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
547
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 47 countries. The highest value is 17.5 in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.6 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.2, and the mean is 6.6.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 40 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 … disability: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 17.5 | 2024 | down 21.5% | 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 | North Macedonia | 10.3 | 2024 | down 44.6% | 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 |
| 7 | Belgium | 9.9 | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 9 | Finland | 9.4 | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 10 | Germany | 9 | 2025 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 10 | France | 9 | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 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 | Ireland | 7 | 2025 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 7 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 7 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 20 | Albania | 6.9 | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 6.8 | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 6.7 | 2025 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 6.5 | 2025 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 6.2 | 2020 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 6.1 | 2025 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 6 | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 6 | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 5.9 | 2025 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 5.9 | 2025 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 5.6 | 2025 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 5.2 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 5.2 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 33 | Portugal | 4.7 | 2025 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 4.3 | 2022 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 3.8 | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 3.8 | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 3.8 | 2025 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 3.7 | 2025 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 3.7 | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 3.7 | 2025 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 3.7 | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 3.6 | 2025 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 43 | Switzerland | 3.5 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 3.4 | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 2.6 | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 2.6 | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 45 | 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.