EU countries by activity rate

Name: EU countries by activity rate, 2014
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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The Netherlands had the highest activity rate of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 81.5%. Romania had the lowest, at 58.8%. The median was 71.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 71.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest81.5Netherlands

Lowest58.8Romania

Median71.927 EU countries

European Union (27)71.2History

All EU countries, 2014

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Netherlands	81.5	-0.4 pts
2	Sweden	81.3	+0.5 pts
3	Denmark	76.6	0 pts
4	Germany	76.5	+0.1 pts
5	Estonia	75.9	+0.1 pts
6	Austria	75.7	-0.1 pts
7	Finland	74.6	+0.2 pts
8	Latvia	74.4	+0.6 pts
9	Cyprus	74.3	+0.7 pts
10	Spain	74.2	-0.1 pts
11	Lithuania	73.7	+1.3 pts
12	Czechia	73.5	+0.6 pts
13	Slovakia	72.2	+0.4 pts
14	France	71.9	+0.1 pts
15	Ireland	71.8	0 pts
15	Portugal	71.8	+0.6 pts
17	Luxembourg	70.8	+0.9 pts
18	Slovenia	70.4	+0.4 pts
19	Bulgaria	68.9	+0.7 pts
20	Hungary	68.8	+2.1 pts
21	Belgium	67.8	+0.2 pts
21	Malta	67.8	+1.5 pts
23	Greece	67.3	-0.1 pts
24	Poland	66.4	+1 pts
25	Croatia	66	+2.3 pts
26	Italy	63.6	+0.7 pts
27	Romania	58.8	+0.9 pts

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About this ranking

Labour force (employed plus unemployed) as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 15 to 64 (EU).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Employment and activity by sex and age, annual data, activity rate 15 to 64 (lfsi_emp_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_emp_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest activity rate?

The Netherlands, with 81.5% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest activity rate?

Romania, with 58.8% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Employment and activity by sex and age, annual data, activity rate 15 to 64 (lfsi_emp_a). Retrieved 2026-10-08.