Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
19.6
Montenegro
Lowest
3.9
Poland
Median
7.7
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
4,448
What the numbers show
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 19.6 in Montenegro; the lowest is 3.9 in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.7, and the mean is 7.68.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 17.9%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 66.7%).
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 19.6 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 2 | Finland | 11.7 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 3 | Belgium | 11 | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 10.7 | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 10.7 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 10.3 | 2025 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 7 | Denmark | 9.6 | 2025 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 8 | Norway | 9.2 | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 9 | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 10 | Albania | 8.9 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 8.9 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 8.8 | 2025 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 8.6 | 2018 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 8.6 | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 8 | 2025 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 7.9 | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 7.8 | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 7.7 | 2025 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Serbia | 7.3 | 2025 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 20 | Greece | 7.1 | 2025 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 6.6 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 22 | Latvia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 6 | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 5.9 | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 26 | Switzerland | 5.6 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 5.1 | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 5 | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 4.8 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 30 | Cyprus | 4.5 | 2025 | down 58.7% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 4.4 | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 4.4 | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 4.3 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 34 | Hungary | 4.2 | 2025 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 3.9 | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 30.8
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 25.5
- Ciudad de Melilla 23.1
- Ciudad de Ceuta 22.4
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 22
- Campania 20.9
- Crna Gora 19.6
- Sicilia 18
- Calabria 17.2
- Veri 16.9
- Isole 16.8
- Sud 16.5
- Molise 15.1
- Région wallonne 14.9
- Wien 14.4
- Etelä-Suomi 14.3
- Ticino 13.4
- Puglia 13.4
- Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas 13.1
- Vest 13
- Sardegna 12.9
- Severozapaden 12.8
- Canarias 12.4
- Agder og Sør-Østlandet 12.4
- Principado de Asturias 12.2
- Nord-Norge 12
- Manner-Suomi 11.8
- Länsi-Suomi, Åland 11.7
- Northern and Western 11.6
- Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije 11.6
- Andalucía 11.4
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 11.4
- Sur 11.3
- Midtjylland 10.9
- Sydsverige 10.8
- Severna Makedonija 10.7
- Yuzhen tsentralen 10.6
- Macroregiunea Patru 10.6
- Östra Mellansverige 10.6
- Helsinki-Uusimaa 10.3