Employment in Europe by Country

Employed persons aged 15–64, in thousands, across European countries.

Employed persons aged 15-64 (thousands) (2023): highest in Germany at 40,816.0 thousand, lowest in Iceland at 207.6 thousand, across 30 European countries.

CountryEmployed persons aged 15-64 (thousands)
Germany40,816.0 thousand
France28,012.0 thousand
Italy22,834.9 thousand
Spain20,851.5 thousand
Poland16,865.1 thousand
Netherlands9,386.9 thousand
Romania7,613.5 thousand
Sweden5,059.0 thousand
Belgium4,954.1 thousand
Czechia4,890.3 thousand
Portugal4,823.0 thousand
Switzerland4,648.5 thousand
Hungary4,577.3 thousand
Austria4,394.3 thousand
Greece4,078.2 thousand
Denmark2,881.3 thousand
Bulgaria2,821.7 thousand
Norway2,752.9 thousand
Ireland2,570.7 thousand
Slovakia2,559.9 thousand
Finland2,532.0 thousand
Croatia1,589.3 thousand
Lithuania1,368.0 thousand
Slovenia970.4 thousand
Latvia833.4 thousand
Estonia652.7 thousand
Cyprus466.6 thousand
Luxembourg317.7 thousand
Malta296.5 thousand
Iceland207.6 thousand
Reference period: 2023. Source: Eurostat lfsa_egan2. No data available for: United Kingdom.

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