Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
19.3
Montenegro
Lowest
2.4
Malta
Median
7.5
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,030
What the numbers show
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 19.3 in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.4 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.5, and the mean is 7.66.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 144.2%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 70.4%).
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … most: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 19.3 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 2 | Finland | 16.6 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 12.7 | 2025 | up 144.2% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 12.7 | 2025 | up 144.2% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 12.3 | 2025 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 12.1 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 7 | Denmark | 11.5 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 8 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 10.7 | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 10.6 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 10.6 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 10.5 | 2018 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 10.5 | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 10.5 | 2018 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 14 | France | 9.8 | 2025 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 15 | Italy | 9.7 | 2025 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 15 | Norway | 9.7 | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 17 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 8.9 | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 8.6 | 2025 | down 61.8% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 8.6 | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 8.5 | 2025 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 8.2 | 2025 | down 44.2% | flat |
| 21 | Netherlands | 8.2 | 2025 | down 44.2% | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 7.9 | 2025 | down 62.4% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 7.6 | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 7.5 | 2025 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 26 | Albania | 7.2 | 2025 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 6.8 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 6.2 | 2025 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 31 | Serbia | 6 | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 31 | Serbia | 6 | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 5.7 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 5.7 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 35 | Portugal | 5.1 | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 36 | Cyprus | 4.7 | 2025 | down 61.2% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 4.5 | 2025 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 4.4 | 2020 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 39 | Czechia | 4.1 | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 40 | Switzerland | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 3.9 | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 3.9 | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 43 | Croatia | 3.8 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 43 | Croatia | 3.8 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 2.8 | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 2.8 | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 47 | Slovakia | 2.6 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 47 | Slovakia | 2.6 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 49 | Malta | 2.4 | 2025 | down 64.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.