Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
19.6
Montenegro
Lowest
3.9
Poland
Median
7.7
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
989
What the numbers show
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 49 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 7.57.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 17.9%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 66.7%).
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure: 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 | North Macedonia | 10.7 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 10.7 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 10.6 | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 7 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 10.4 | 2021 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 8 | Lithuania | 10.3 | 2025 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 8 | Lithuania | 10.3 | 2025 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 10 | Türkiye | 10 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 9.6 | 2025 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 12 | Norway | 9.2 | 2025 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 13 | France | 9 | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 14 | Ireland | 8.9 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 8.8 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 8.8 | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 8.6 | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 8.6 | 2018 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 8.6 | 2018 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 20 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 8.5 | 2020 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 8 | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 7.9 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 7.9 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 7.8 | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 7.7 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 7.3 | 2025 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 7.3 | 2025 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 7.1 | 2025 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 6.6 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 5.9 | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 35 | Switzerland | 5.6 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 5.1 | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 5 | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 4.8 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 4.8 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 4.5 | 2020 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 4.5 | 2025 | down 58.7% | rising |
| 42 | Slovenia | 4.4 | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 4.4 | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 4.4 | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 4.3 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 4.3 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 47 | Hungary | 4.2 | 2025 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 48 | Poland | 3.9 | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 48 | 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.