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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate, 2025

Utrecht had the highest activity rate of 244 regions in 2025, at 87.6%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 40.4%. The median was 76.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 75.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest87.6Utrecht
Lowest40.4Mayotte
Median76.7244 regions
European Union (27)75.6History

Top 40 regions, 2025

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UtrechtUtrecht: 87.6 %87.6FlevolandFlevoland: 86.6 %86.6OverijsselOverijssel: 86.6 %86.6Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 86.4 %86.4Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 86.3 %86.3GelderlandGelderland: 86.2 %86.2StockholmStockholm: 85.8 %85.8ZeelandZeeland: 85.7 %85.7DrentheDrenthe: 85.6 %85.6Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 85.6 %85.6HovedstadenHovedstaden: 84.9 %84.9Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 84.9 %84.9ÅlandÅland: 84.3 %84.3Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 84.3 %84.3VästsverigeVästsverige: 84.1 %84.1OberbayernOberbayern: 83.9 %83.9DresdenDresden: 83.8 %83.8Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 83.6 %83.6SchwabenSchwaben: 83.6 %83.6Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 83.6 %83.6NiederbayernNiederbayern: 83.5 %83.5SydsverigeSydsverige: 83.4 %83.4TübingenTübingen: 83.3 %83.3Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 83.2 %83.2GroningenGroningen: 83.1 %83.1Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 83.1 %83.1OberpfalzOberpfalz: 83 %83Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 83 %83MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 82.9 %82.9MaltaMalta: 82.6 %82.6OberfrankenOberfranken: 82.6 %82.6StuttgartStuttgart: 82.6 %82.6UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 82.6 %82.6FreiburgFreiburg: 82.3 %82.3Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 82.3 %82.3TrierTrier: 82.2 %82.2Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 82 %82TirolTirol: 82 %82MidtjyllandMidtjylland: 81.9 %81.9KoblenzKoblenz: 81.8 %81.8
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Utrecht87.6+0.4 pts
2Flevoland86.6+0.6 pts
2Overijssel86.6+0.7 pts
4Noord-Holland86.4+0.1 pts
5Noord-Brabant86.3+0.4 pts
6Gelderland86.2-0.1 pts
7Stockholm85.8+0.5 pts
8Zeeland85.7-0.6 pts
9Drenthe85.6+0.6 pts
9Friesland (NL)85.6-0.3 pts
11Hovedstaden84.9+0.4 pts
11Mellersta Norrland84.9+1.7 pts
13Åland84.3+0.1 pts
13Zuid-Holland84.30 pts
15Västsverige84.1+0.4 pts
16Oberbayern83.9+0.6 pts
17Dresden83.8+1.3 pts
18Övre Norrland83.6-0.5 pts
18Schwaben83.6+0.4 pts
18Småland med öarna83.6-1.1 pts
21Niederbayern83.5+1.3 pts
22Sydsverige83.4+0.8 pts
23Tübingen83.3+1.2 pts
24Norra Mellansverige83.2-0.1 pts
25Groningen83.1-0.2 pts
25Limburg (NL)83.1+0.4 pts
27Oberpfalz83+0.8 pts
27Warszawski stołeczny83+0.1 pts
29Mittelfranken82.9-0.9 pts
30Malta82.6+0.8 pts
30Oberfranken82.6+0.1 pts
30Stuttgart82.60 pts
30Unterfranken82.6+1.7 pts
34Freiburg82.3-0.2 pts
34Östra Mellansverige82.3-0.4 pts
36Trier82.2-0.7 pts
37Sostinės regionas82-0.2 pts
37Tirol82+1 pts
39Midtjylland81.9-0.2 pts
40Koblenz81.8+0.8 pts
40Weser-Ems81.8+2 pts
42Eesti81.7-0.5 pts
43Salzburg81.5-0.1 pts
44Budapest81.4-0.5 pts
44Karlsruhe81.4+0.2 pts
46Rheinhessen-Pfalz81.3+1.4 pts
47Oberösterreich81.2+0.9 pts
48Grande Lisboa81.1+0.8 pts
48Helsinki-Uusimaa81.1+0.3 pts
50Nordjylland80.8+0.2 pts
51Kassel80.7+1.6 pts
51Leipzig80.7-0.2 pts
53Bratislavský kraj80.6-1.3 pts
53Sjælland80.6-0.1 pts
55Chemnitz80.5-0.3 pts
55Praha80.5+0.5 pts
55Thüringen80.5+0.7 pts
58Kýpros80.4+0.7 pts
58Vorarlberg80.4+0.8 pts
60Detmold80.3-0.5 pts
60Schleswig-Holstein80.3+1.1 pts
62Lüneburg80.2-0.9 pts
62Syddanmark80.2-1.1 pts
64Brandenburg80-0.5 pts
64Länsi-Suomi80+0.5 pts
64Península de Setúbal80+1.2 pts
67Algarve79.7+1.2 pts
68Közép-Dunántúl79.6-0.8 pts
69Niederösterreich79.4+0.5 pts
70Etelä-Suomi79.3+0.5 pts
71Pest79.2-0.2 pts
72Münster79.1+0.9 pts
73Aquitaine79+0.3 pts
73Braunschweig79+0.3 pts
73Centro (PT)79+1.3 pts
73Eastern and Midland790 pts
77Hannover78.9-0.1 pts
77Mecklenburg-Vorpommern78.9-0.2 pts
79Alentejo78.80 pts
79Dél-Alföld78.8+1 pts
79Köln78.8+0.2 pts
79Nyugat-Dunántúl78.8-1.3 pts
79Sachsen-Anhalt78.8-0.8 pts
84Gießen78.7+1.3 pts
84Hamburg78.7-0.5 pts
84Steiermark78.7+0.3 pts
84Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas78.7+0.4 pts
88Darmstadt78.6-0.5 pts
89Community of Madrid78.3+0.1 pts
90Jihozápad78.1-0.4 pts
91Southern78+1.1 pts
92Saarland77.9+0.9 pts
92Stredné Slovensko77.9+0.8 pts
94Norte77.8+0.5 pts
94Střední Čechy77.8+0.7 pts
94Střední Morava77.8+1 pts
97Berlin77.7-0.3 pts
97Jihovýchod77.7-0.3 pts
99Kärnten77.6+0.8 pts
99Latvija77.6+0.9 pts
99Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi77.6+0.3 pts
99Severovýchod77.6+0.9 pts
103Northern and Western77.5+1.1 pts
104Arnsberg77.4+0.6 pts
104Catalonia77.4+0.2 pts
104La Rioja77.4+1.3 pts
104Rhône-Alpes77.4+0.9 pts
108Balearic Islands77.3+0.7 pts
108Grad Zagreb77.3+1.3 pts
110Auvergne77.2+2.1 pts
110Moravskoslezsko77.2+0.8 pts
112Dolnośląskie77.1-0.6 pts
112Oeste e Vale do Tejo77.1+1 pts
112Pays de la Loire77.1+0.3 pts
115Észak-Alföld77-0.2 pts
116Burgenland76.9-0.4 pts
116Midi-Pyrénées76.9+1.1 pts
118Basse-Normandie76.80 pts
118Düsseldorf76.8-0.3 pts
118Zahodna Slovenija76.8-0.8 pts
121Alsace76.7+0.4 pts
121Dél-Dunántúl76.7+2 pts
121Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen76.7+0.7 pts
121Severozápad76.7+0.6 pts
121Západné Slovensko76.70 pts
126Ile-de-France76.6+0.2 pts
126Łódzkie76.6+2.2 pts
128Pomorskie76.5+0.7 pts
128Yugozapaden76.5+0.6 pts
130Bucureşti-Ilfov76.4-0.8 pts
131Centre - Val de Loire76.3-0.3 pts
131Limousin76.3+1.5 pts
133Prov. West-Vlaanderen76.2+0.8 pts
134Aragon76.1-0.6 pts
135Região Autónoma da Madeira76+1 pts
135Wielkopolskie76+0.4 pts
137Bretagne75.7-0.5 pts
137Castile and León75.7+0.5 pts
139Opolskie75.6+1.1 pts
139Severoiztochen75.6-1.6 pts
141Bremen75.4-0.1 pts
141Wien75.4+1.2 pts
143Észak-Magyarország75.3+0.2 pts
143Navarre75.3-0.3 pts
145Kujawsko-pomorskie75.2-0.3 pts
145Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen75.2-0.5 pts
147Mazowiecki regionalny75.1+1.3 pts
148Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste74.9-0.2 pts
149Região Autónoma dos Açores74.8+1.1 pts
149Vzhodna Slovenija74.8+0.4 pts
151Basque Country74.6-0.3 pts
151Prov. Antwerpen74.6+0.6 pts
153Emilia-Romagna74.5+0.9 pts
153Lubelskie74.5+1.2 pts
155Castilla-La Mancha74.4+1.1 pts
155Peloponnisos74.4+0.7 pts
155Prov. Vlaams-Brabant74.4+3.3 pts
155Świętokrzyskie74.4+1.4 pts
159Bourgogne74.3+1.5 pts
159Haute-Normandie74.3+1.9 pts
161Poitou-Charentes74.1+1.5 pts
161Valencian Community74.1-0.3 pts
163Luxembourg74-0.5 pts
164Asturias73.8+1.5 pts
164Cantabria73.8-0.2 pts
166Galicia73.7+0.4 pts
166Toscana73.7-0.2 pts
168Provincia Autonoma di Trento73.6+0.3 pts
169Attiki73.5+1.6 pts
169Franche-Comté73.5-3 pts
169Piemonte73.5+0.5 pts
172Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur73.4+2.2 pts
173Východné Slovensko73.3-0.3 pts
173Zachodniopomorskie73.3-0.8 pts
175Nord-Pas de Calais73.2+2.5 pts
176Canary Islands73.1+0.2 pts
176Małopolskie73.1-0.1 pts
176Picardie73.1+0.8 pts
176Śląskie73.1+0.3 pts
180Podlaskie73-0.2 pts
180Prov. Limburg (BE)73-0.5 pts
182Friuli-Venezia Giulia72.8-0.2 pts
182Prov. Luxembourg (BE)72.8+2.7 pts
184Extremadura72.7+1.1 pts
185Prov. Brabant wallon72.60 pts
185Region of Murcia72.6+0.2 pts
185Sjeverna Hrvatska72.6-0.2 pts
188Umbria72.5+1 pts
188Yugoiztochen72.5-1.7 pts
190Champagne-Ardenne72.4-0.5 pts
190Jadranska Hrvatska72.4-0.2 pts
192Languedoc-Roussillon72.3+1.6 pts
192Lorraine72.3-1 pts
192Lubuskie72.3-0.5 pts
195Liguria72.2+1 pts
196Severen tsentralen72.1-0.8 pts
197Kriti72+0.7 pts
198Warmińsko-mazurskie71.9+0.5 pts
199Veneto71.8-0.6 pts
200Lombardia71.7-0.4 pts
201Andalusia71.4+0.6 pts
202Marche71.3+0.4 pts
203Severozapaden70.9+0.4 pts
204Ionia Nisia70.8-2.7 pts
204Martinique70.8+0.8 pts
206Kentriki Makedonia70.7-0.4 pts
207Prov. Namur70.6+1.2 pts
208Sterea Elláda70.4+1.8 pts
209Ipeiros69.9+0.5 pts
209Yuzhen tsentralen69.9-1.2 pts
211Podkarpackie69.5+1.1 pts
212Ceuta69.2+0.6 pts
213Corse68.8+0.5 pts
214Voreio Aigaio68.6-0.5 pts
215Nord-Vest68.4-0.8 pts
215Sud-Muntenia68.40 pts
217Panonska Hrvatska68.1+1.1 pts
218Lazio68-0.4 pts
219Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki67.7-1 pts
219Notio Aigaio67.7-2.5 pts
221Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest67.1+0.3 pts
222Abruzzo67+0.1 pts
223Dytiki Makedonia66.6-0.5 pts
224Dytiki Elláda66.4-1.3 pts
225Centru66.3+0.9 pts
226Guadeloupe65.9+0.3 pts
226Nord-Est65.9-0.2 pts
228Thessalia65.7+0.8 pts
229Prov. Hainaut65.6+1.4 pts
229Prov. Liège65.6+1.6 pts
231Vest64.5+0.7 pts
232Sardegna64.4+1.3 pts
233La Réunion64.2+1.5 pts
234Sud-Est63.8+0.2 pts
235Melilla63.3-4.9 pts
236Molise61.8-1.1 pts
237Sud-Vest Oltenia60.8-2.8 pts
238Basilicata60.7+0.6 pts
239Puglia56.8+0.3 pts
240Campania54.4+0.4 pts
241Sicilia54.1+0.1 pts
242Calabria51.70 pts
243Guyane50.9-0.3 pts
244Mayotte40.4-4 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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest activity rate?

Utrecht, with 87.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Mayotte, with 40.4% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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