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
45
Highest
19.6%
Montenegro
Lowest
3.9%
Poland
Median
7.3%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
4,672
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 45 countries. The highest value is 19.6% in Montenegro; the lowest is 3.9% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.3%, and the mean is 7.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 17.9%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 66.7%).
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region: 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 | 11.0% | 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 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 10.3% | 2025 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 8 | Türkiye | 10.0% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 9 | Denmark | 9.6% | 2025 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 10 | Norway | 9.2% | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 9.0% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 12 | Albania | 8.9% | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 8.9% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 8.8% | 2025 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 8.6% | 2018 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 8.6% | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 8.6% | 2018 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 8.0% | 2025 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 7.9% | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 7.9% | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 7.8% | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 7.7% | 2025 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 7.3% | 2025 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 24 | Greece | 7.1% | 2025 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 25 | Romania | 6.6% | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 6.3% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 6.3% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 6.3% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 6.3% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 6.0% | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 5.9% | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 32 | Switzerland | 5.6% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 5.1% | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 34 | Czechia | 5.0% | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 4.8% | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 4.8% | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 4.5% | 2025 | down 58.7% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 4.4% | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 4.3% | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 4.3% | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 43 | Hungary | 4.2% | 2025 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 44 | Poland | 3.9% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 44 | 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 22.0%
- Campania 20.9%
- Crna Gora 19.6%
- Sicilia 18.0%
- 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 13.0%
- Sardegna 12.9%
- Severozapaden 12.8%
- Canarias 12.4%
- Agder og Sør-Østlandet 12.4%
- Principado de Asturias 12.2%
- Nord-Norge 12.0%
- 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%