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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Åland had the highest activity rate of 234 regions in 2014, at 85.3%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 43.1%. The median was 71.65% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 71.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest85.3Åland
Lowest43.1Mayotte
Median71.65234 regions
European Union (27)71.2History

Top 40 regions, 2014

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ÅlandÅland: 85.3 %85.3StockholmStockholm: 83.6 %83.6VästsverigeVästsverige: 82.3 %82.3Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 81.9 %81.9Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 81.7 %81.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 81.5 %81.5OberbayernOberbayern: 80.9 %80.9DresdenDresden: 80.8 %80.8FreiburgFreiburg: 80.7 %80.7Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 80.4 %80.4Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 80.4 %80.4SydsverigeSydsverige: 80.4 %80.4ThüringenThüringen: 80.4 %80.4LeipzigLeipzig: 80.2 %80.2BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.1 %80.1TrierTrier: 80.1 %80.1OberfrankenOberfranken: 80 %80Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 80 %80Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 79.9 %79.9NiederbayernNiederbayern: 79.8 %79.8OberpfalzOberpfalz: 79.8 %79.8Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 79.8 %79.8SchwabenSchwaben: 79.8 %79.8GelderlandGelderland: 79.7 %79.7OverijsselOverijssel: 79.7 %79.7TübingenTübingen: 79.5 %79.5StuttgartStuttgart: 79.4 %79.4Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 79.2 %79.2MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 79.2 %79.2Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 79.2 %79.2LüneburgLüneburg: 79 %79Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 78.9 %78.9HovedstadenHovedstaden: 78.8 %78.8UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 78.8 %78.8ZeelandZeeland: 78.8 %78.8FlevolandFlevoland: 78.7 %78.7HamburgHamburg: 78.7 %78.7Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 78.7 %78.7DrentheDrenthe: 78.5 %78.5OberösterreichOberösterreich: 78.1 %78.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Åland85.3+3.3 pts
2Stockholm83.6+0.2 pts
3Västsverige82.3+0.8 pts
4Mellersta Norrland81.9+1.5 pts
5Småland med öarna81.7+0.6 pts
6Chemnitz81.5+0.2 pts
7Oberbayern80.9+0.3 pts
8Dresden80.8+0.2 pts
9Freiburg80.7-0.1 pts
10Noord-Holland80.4-0.1 pts
10Övre Norrland80.4+1.1 pts
10Sydsverige80.4+0.1 pts
10Thüringen80.40 pts
14Leipzig80.2-0.6 pts
15Brandenburg80.1-0.6 pts
15Trier80.1+1.8 pts
17Oberfranken80+0.5 pts
17Sachsen-Anhalt80-0.7 pts
19Noord-Brabant79.9+0.1 pts
20Niederbayern79.8+0.3 pts
20Oberpfalz79.8+1.2 pts
20Östra Mellansverige79.8+0.7 pts
20Schwaben79.8-0.1 pts
24Gelderland79.7-0.9 pts
24Overijssel79.70 pts
26Tübingen79.5-0.7 pts
27Stuttgart79.4+0.5 pts
28Friesland (NL)79.2-0.4 pts
28Mittelfranken79.2+0.5 pts
28Norra Mellansverige79.2-1.4 pts
31Lüneburg79+0.7 pts
32Helsinki-Uusimaa78.9+0.1 pts
33Hovedstaden78.8-0.1 pts
33Unterfranken78.8-0.1 pts
33Zeeland78.8+1 pts
36Flevoland78.7-2 pts
36Hamburg78.7+1.1 pts
36Mecklenburg-Vorpommern78.7+0.2 pts
39Drenthe78.5+0.1 pts
40Oberösterreich78.1+0.3 pts
41Catalonia77.8-0.1 pts
41Schleswig-Holstein77.8+0.2 pts
43Community of Madrid77.7-0.2 pts
44Karlsruhe77.6-0.6 pts
45Vorarlberg77.4+0.6 pts
46Balearic Islands77.3-1.2 pts
46Koblenz77.3+0.2 pts
46Weser-Ems77.3-0.2 pts
49Hannover77.2-0.2 pts
49Warszawski stołeczny77.2+2.7 pts
51Kassel76.9-0.2 pts
52Niederösterreich76.8+0.5 pts
52Sostinės regionas76.8+1.3 pts
54Praha76.7+0.6 pts
54Tirol76.7-0.6 pts
56Algarve76.6+1.5 pts
56Berlin76.60 pts
56Detmold76.6-0.2 pts
59La Rioja76.5+1.5 pts
59Salzburg76.5-1.4 pts
61Darmstadt76.4-1 pts
62Rheinhessen-Pfalz76.3-0.4 pts
63Gießen76.2+0.2 pts
64Midtjylland76-0.4 pts
64Sjælland76+0.8 pts
66Nordjylland75.9+1 pts
67Aragon75.7+0.1 pts
68Limburg (NL)75.5-0.3 pts
69Bratislavský kraj75.4-0.1 pts
70Eesti75.2+0.1 pts
71Länsi-Suomi75.1+0.6 pts
72Navarre75+0.5 pts
73Braunschweig74.6-0.1 pts
73Düsseldorf74.6+0.5 pts
73Latvija74.6+0.6 pts
73Münster74.6+0.7 pts
73Saarland74.6+0.2 pts
73Střední Čechy74.6+0.7 pts
79Arnsberg74.5+0.4 pts
79Köln74.5+0.6 pts
81Groningen74.4-1.5 pts
81Steiermark74.4-0.2 pts
81Syddanmark74.4-0.5 pts
84Jihozápad74.3+1.5 pts
84Kýpros74.3+0.7 pts
86Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen74.2-0.6 pts
87Basque Country74+0.1 pts
88Pays de la Loire73.8+0.7 pts
88Valencian Community73.8-0.2 pts
90Kärnten73.7+0.2 pts
91Jihovýchod73.6+0.4 pts
91Limousin73.6+1.2 pts
93Burgenland73.4+0.4 pts
93Etelä-Suomi73.4+0.1 pts
93Severovýchod73.4+0.6 pts
96Castile and León73.3+0.5 pts
96Ile-de-France73.3+0.2 pts
96Region of Murcia73.3+0.3 pts
99Bremen73.2+0.5 pts
100Castilla-La Mancha73.1-0.2 pts
101Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste72.8+1.2 pts
102Midi-Pyrénées72.7-1.1 pts
102Yugozapaden72.7+0.6 pts
104Canary Islands72.6-0.7 pts
104Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi72.60 pts
106Eastern and Midland72.5+0.5 pts
106Rhône-Alpes72.5-0.1 pts
106Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas72.5+1.3 pts
109Bretagne72.4-0.5 pts
109Emilia-Romagna72.40 pts
111Alsace72.2-0.9 pts
112Poitou-Charentes72.1-1 pts
112Wien72.1-0.8 pts
114Galicia72-0.1 pts
114Střední Morava72+0.5 pts
116Budapest71.8+1.6 pts
116Severozápad71.8+0.5 pts
118Cantabria71.5+0.6 pts
118Moravskoslezsko71.5+0.5 pts
118Norte71.50 pts
121Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen71.40 pts
121Southern71.4-0.7 pts
121Zahodna Slovenija71.4-0.5 pts
124Peloponnisos71.3+0.9 pts
125Andalusia71.2+0.1 pts
125Prov. Vlaams-Brabant71.2+0.1 pts
125Toscana71.2+1.3 pts
128Aquitaine71.1+0.1 pts
129Západné Slovensko71+1 pts
130Bourgogne70.90 pts
130Prov. West-Vlaanderen70.9+0.8 pts
130Provincia Autonoma di Trento70.9+0.8 pts
133Łódzkie70.8+1.3 pts
133Luxembourg70.8+0.9 pts
135Basse-Normandie70.7-0.2 pts
135Lombardia70.7+0.2 pts
135Northern and Western70.7-0.2 pts
138Centre - Val de Loire70.5-0.9 pts
138Franche-Comté70.5-0.5 pts
138Piemonte70.5+0.9 pts
138Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur70.5+0.9 pts
142Vzhodna Slovenija70.4+1.1 pts
143Stredné Slovensko70+0.1 pts
144Haute-Normandie69.9+0.7 pts
144Nord-Est69.9+0.6 pts
144Yuzhen tsentralen69.9+1.2 pts
147Lorraine69.8+1.2 pts
148Auvergne69.7-1.2 pts
148Extremadura69.7-0.9 pts
150Marche69.6+0.9 pts
151Bucureşti-Ilfov69.5+1.4 pts
151Região Autónoma da Madeira69.5-0.6 pts
153Champagne-Ardenne69.3+1.5 pts
153Ionia Nisia69.3-0.3 pts
153Mazowiecki regionalny69.3+1.5 pts
156Kriti69.2-0.4 pts
157Asturias69.1-0.1 pts
158Nyugat-Dunántúl69+2 pts
158Umbria69+1 pts
158Veneto69+0.7 pts
158Wielkopolskie69+0.8 pts
162Attiki68.9-0.2 pts
163Friuli-Venezia Giulia68.7+0.4 pts
163Podlaskie68.7+0.4 pts
165Prov. Brabant wallon68.60 pts
165Região Autónoma dos Açores68.6+1 pts
165Severoiztochen68.6+0.6 pts
168Notio Aigaio68.4+0.3 pts
168Pest68.4+1.7 pts
168Picardie68.4+1.2 pts
171Liguria68.3+0.9 pts
171Prov. Antwerpen68.30 pts
171Prov. Luxembourg (BE)68.3-0.5 pts
174Közép-Dunántúl68.1+1.6 pts
175Prov. Limburg (BE)68+0.2 pts
176Lubelskie67.9+0.1 pts
177Malta67.8+1.5 pts
178Východné Slovensko67.7+0.3 pts
179Dolnośląskie67.6+1.9 pts
180Lazio67.3+1.6 pts
180Sterea Elláda67.3-0.1 pts
182Małopolskie67.2+0.3 pts
183Świętokrzyskie67+0.1 pts
184Languedoc-Roussillon66.9+1.7 pts
185Kujawsko-pomorskie66.8+0.3 pts
185Sud-Muntenia66.8+0.7 pts
185Sud-Vest Oltenia66.8+1.7 pts
188Nord-Pas de Calais66.7-0.7 pts
188Prov. Namur66.7+2.2 pts
190Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest66.6+1.5 pts
191Opolskie66.5+0.6 pts
191Pomorskie66.5+0.6 pts
193Nord-Vest66.4+0.7 pts
193Thessalia66.4-0.7 pts
195Ipeiros66.3-0.2 pts
195Severen tsentralen66.3+0.6 pts
197Yugoiztochen66-0.2 pts
198Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki65.9+0.5 pts
199Jadranska Hrvatska65.8+5.2 pts
200Podkarpackie65.7-0.8 pts
201Dél-Alföld65.6+2.3 pts
202Ceuta65.5-4.2 pts
203Martinique65.4-1.9 pts
204Corse65.1-1.6 pts
204Észak-Alföld65.1+3 pts
204Kentriki Makedonia65.1+0.2 pts
204Lubuskie65.1+0.7 pts
204Śląskie65.1+0.8 pts
209Dytiki Elláda64.8+0.2 pts
210Dytiki Makedonia64.3+1 pts
211Severozapaden64.2+0.7 pts
211Zachodniopomorskie64.2+0.6 pts
213Melilla63.8-1.2 pts
214Voreio Aigaio63.7-2.1 pts
215Dél-Dunántúl63.6+3.2 pts
216Prov. Liège63.5-1.1 pts
217Guadeloupe63.4-2.5 pts
218La Réunion62.80 pts
219Vest62.4+0.6 pts
220Észak-Magyarország62.2+3.1 pts
221Abruzzo61.9-0.2 pts
222Warmińsko-mazurskie61.7+0.1 pts
223Prov. Hainaut61.6-0.4 pts
224Sud-Est60.90 pts
225Centru60.4+0.4 pts
226Guyane59.9+1.7 pts
226Sardegna59.9+1.2 pts
228Molise57.3+0.8 pts
229Basilicata55.5+0.9 pts
230Puglia53.8+0.9 pts
231Calabria51.5+1.2 pts
232Sicilia50.3+0.4 pts
233Campania50.2-0.5 pts
234Mayotte43.1+0.7 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. 10 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Which region has the highest activity rate?

Åland, with 85.3% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Mayotte, with 43.1% 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, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 10 regions have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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