Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 64 years) by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
17.9%
Montenegro
Lowest
3.7%
Iceland
Median
6.6%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
3,083
What the numbers show
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 64 years) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 17.9% in Montenegro; the lowest is 3.7% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.6%, and the mean is 7.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 27.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 67.8%).
Persons living in households with very low work … NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 17.9% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 11.4% | 2025 | up 25.3% | flat |
| 2 | Lithuania | 11.4% | 2025 | up 25.3% | flat |
| 4 | Belgium | 11.0% | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 5 | Finland | 10.7% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 10.5% | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 10.3% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 9.7% | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 9 | Norway | 9.4% | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 9.4% | 2025 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 11 | France | 8.9% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 8.8% | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 13 | Albania | 8.2% | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 8.2% | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 8.0% | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 8.0% | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 17 | Netherlands | 7.8% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 7.8% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 7.7% | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 6.9% | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 6.6% | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 6.6% | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 6.5% | 2025 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 6.4% | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 6.4% | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 27 | Romania | 5.6% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 5.5% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 5.2% | 2024 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 30 | Czechia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 4.9% | 2025 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 4.2% | 2025 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 4.2% | 2025 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 34 | Hungary | 4.1% | 2025 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 4.1% | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 4.1% | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 3.7% | 2022 | down 28.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Ciudad de Ceuta 27.5%
- Ciudad de Melilla 23.9%
- Bremen 22.7%
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 22.1%
- Campania 20.3%
- Prov. Hainaut 18.6%
- Crna Gora 17.9%
- Sicilia 17.1%
- Isole 16.5%
- Calabria 16.4%
- Veri 16.3%
- Sud 15.8%
- Prov. Liège 14.7%
- Région wallonne 14.6%
- Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas 14.4%
- Sardegna 14.3%
- Severozapaden 13.9%
- Molise 13.5%
- Weser-Ems 13.4%
- Wien 13.2%
- Berlin 13.0%
- Sachsen-Anhalt 13.0%
- Puglia 13.0%
- Ticino 12.9%
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 12.9%
- Hannover 12.9%
- Trier 12.9%
- Etelä-Suomi 12.9%
- Düsseldorf 12.8%
- Niedersachsen 12.5%
- Köln 12.5%
- Münster 12.3%
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 12.1%
- Agder og Sør-Østlandet 12.1%
- Andalucía 12.0%
- Sur 11.9%
- Northern and Western 11.8%
- Prov. Namur 11.6%
- Braunschweig 11.6%
- Canarias 11.6%