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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Åland had the highest activity rate of 234 regions in 2015, at 85.9%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 47.6%. The median was 72% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 71.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest85.9Åland
Lowest47.6Mayotte
Median72234 regions
European Union (27)71.5History

Top 40 regions, 2015

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ÅlandÅland: 85.9 %85.9StockholmStockholm: 83.9 %83.9VästsverigeVästsverige: 82.4 %82.4Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 81.9 %81.9SydsverigeSydsverige: 81.3 %81.3OberbayernOberbayern: 81 %81ZeelandZeeland: 81 %81DresdenDresden: 80.9 %80.9Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 80.9 %80.9Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 80.8 %80.8Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 80.8 %80.8OverijsselOverijssel: 80.5 %80.5TübingenTübingen: 80.4 %80.4ChemnitzChemnitz: 80.3 %80.3Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 80.3 %80.3Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 80.1 %80.1Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 80.1 %80.1Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 80.1 %80.1FreiburgFreiburg: 80 %80SchwabenSchwaben: 80 %80BrandenburgBrandenburg: 79.9 %79.9LeipzigLeipzig: 79.9 %79.9NiederbayernNiederbayern: 79.9 %79.9StuttgartStuttgart: 79.9 %79.9OberfrankenOberfranken: 79.7 %79.7DrentheDrenthe: 79.6 %79.6GelderlandGelderland: 79.6 %79.6HovedstadenHovedstaden: 79.3 %79.3OberpfalzOberpfalz: 79.3 %79.3Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 79.2 %79.2Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 79.2 %79.2LüneburgLüneburg: 79 %79MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 79 %79TrierTrier: 79 %79UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 79 %79Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 78.9 %78.9ThüringenThüringen: 78.9 %78.9HamburgHamburg: 78.6 %78.6FlevolandFlevoland: 78.3 %78.3Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 78.2 %78.2
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Åland85.9+0.6 pts
2Stockholm83.9+0.3 pts
3Västsverige82.4+0.1 pts
4Småland med öarna81.9+0.2 pts
5Sydsverige81.3+0.9 pts
6Oberbayern81+0.1 pts
6Zeeland81+2.2 pts
8Dresden80.9+0.1 pts
8Mellersta Norrland80.9-1 pts
10Noord-Brabant80.8+0.9 pts
10Noord-Holland80.8+0.4 pts
12Overijssel80.5+0.8 pts
13Tübingen80.4+0.9 pts
14Chemnitz80.3-1.2 pts
14Övre Norrland80.3-0.1 pts
16Friesland (NL)80.1+0.9 pts
16Östra Mellansverige80.1+0.3 pts
16Sachsen-Anhalt80.1+0.1 pts
19Freiburg80-0.7 pts
19Schwaben80+0.2 pts
21Brandenburg79.9-0.2 pts
21Leipzig79.9-0.3 pts
21Niederbayern79.9+0.1 pts
21Stuttgart79.9+0.5 pts
25Oberfranken79.7-0.3 pts
26Drenthe79.6+1.1 pts
26Gelderland79.6-0.1 pts
28Hovedstaden79.3+0.5 pts
28Oberpfalz79.3-0.5 pts
30Helsinki-Uusimaa79.2+0.3 pts
30Norra Mellansverige79.20 pts
32Lüneburg790 pts
32Mittelfranken79-0.2 pts
32Trier79-1.1 pts
32Unterfranken79+0.2 pts
36Community of Madrid78.9+1.2 pts
36Thüringen78.9-1.5 pts
38Hamburg78.6-0.1 pts
39Flevoland78.3-0.4 pts
40Balearic Islands78.2+0.9 pts
41Oberösterreich78-0.1 pts
41Schleswig-Holstein78+0.2 pts
43Vorarlberg77.9+0.5 pts
43Warszawski stołeczny77.9+0.7 pts
45Mecklenburg-Vorpommern77.8-0.9 pts
46Karlsruhe77.7+0.1 pts
47Catalonia77.6-0.2 pts
48Koblenz77.30 pts
49Niederösterreich77.2+0.4 pts
50Darmstadt77.1+0.7 pts
51Kassel77+0.1 pts
52Salzburg76.9+0.4 pts
52Sostinės regionas76.9+0.1 pts
52Weser-Ems76.9-0.4 pts
55Detmold76.8+0.2 pts
56Groningen76.6+2.2 pts
56Limburg (NL)76.6+1.1 pts
56Tirol76.6-0.1 pts
59Praha76.4-0.3 pts
60Berlin76.3-0.3 pts
60Eesti76.3+1.1 pts
60Hannover76.3-0.9 pts
60Midtjylland76.3+0.3 pts
60Rheinhessen-Pfalz76.30 pts
65La Rioja75.9-0.6 pts
66Bratislavský kraj75.8+0.4 pts
67Latvija75.7+1.1 pts
67Sjælland75.7-0.3 pts
69Länsi-Suomi75.5+0.4 pts
69Syddanmark75.5+1.1 pts
71Algarve75.4-1.2 pts
72Aragon75.3-0.4 pts
72Nordjylland75.3-0.6 pts
74Braunschweig75.2+0.6 pts
74Gießen75.2-1 pts
74Münster75.2+0.6 pts
74Střední Čechy75.2+0.6 pts
78Saarland75+0.4 pts
79Jihozápad74.8+0.5 pts
80Köln74.50 pts
80Pays de la Loire74.5+0.7 pts
82Steiermark74.40 pts
83Etelä-Suomi74.3+0.9 pts
83Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen74.3+0.1 pts
85Limousin74.2+0.6 pts
85Severovýchod74.2+0.8 pts
87Arnsberg74.1-0.4 pts
87Düsseldorf74.1-0.5 pts
87Jihovýchod74.1+0.5 pts
87Valencian Community74.1+0.3 pts
91Navarre74-1 pts
92Alsace73.9+1.7 pts
92Basque Country73.9-0.1 pts
92Kýpros73.9-0.4 pts
95Kärnten73.6-0.1 pts
96Burgenland73.5+0.1 pts
97Canary Islands73.4+0.8 pts
98Bretagne73.3+0.9 pts
98Ile-de-France73.30 pts
98Rhône-Alpes73.3+0.8 pts
101Střední Morava73.2+1.2 pts
102Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas73.1+0.6 pts
103Aquitaine73+1.9 pts
103Castile and León73-0.3 pts
105Budapest72.9+1.1 pts
105Yugozapaden72.9+0.2 pts
107Nord-Est72.8+2.9 pts
107Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi72.8+0.2 pts
107Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste72.80 pts
110Castilla-La Mancha72.7-0.4 pts
111Zahodna Slovenija72.5+1.1 pts
112Emilia-Romagna72.40 pts
112Wien72.4+0.3 pts
114Eastern and Midland72.3-0.2 pts
114Poitou-Charentes72.3+0.2 pts
116Moravskoslezsko72.1+0.6 pts
117Bremen72-1.2 pts
117Franche-Comté72+1.5 pts
117Southern72+0.6 pts
120Galicia71.9-0.1 pts
120Severozápad71.9+0.1 pts
122Západné Slovensko71.7+0.7 pts
123Cantabria71.6+0.1 pts
124Norte71.50 pts
124Region of Murcia71.5-1.8 pts
124Toscana71.5+0.3 pts
127Andalusia71.4+0.2 pts
127Midi-Pyrénées71.4-1.3 pts
127Northern and Western71.4+0.7 pts
130Peloponnisos71.30 pts
131Auvergne71.2+1.5 pts
131Prov. Vlaams-Brabant71.20 pts
131Stredné Slovensko71.2+1.2 pts
134Közép-Dunántúl71.1+3 pts
134Piemonte71.1+0.6 pts
134Prov. West-Vlaanderen71.1+0.2 pts
134Vzhodna Slovenija71.1+0.7 pts
138Provincia Autonoma di Trento71+0.1 pts
139Basse-Normandie70.9+0.2 pts
139Luxembourg Series break70.9+0.1 pts
141Lombardia70.8+0.1 pts
141Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen70.8-0.6 pts
143Centre - Val de Loire70.6+0.1 pts
143Haute-Normandie70.6+0.7 pts
143Umbria70.6+1.6 pts
146Bourgogne70.5-0.4 pts
147Severoiztochen70.4+1.8 pts
148Łódzkie70.2-0.6 pts
148Nyugat-Dunántúl70.2+1.2 pts
150Região Autónoma da Madeira70.1+0.6 pts
151Bucureşti-Ilfov69.9+0.4 pts
151Extremadura69.9+0.2 pts
153Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur69.7-0.8 pts
154Lorraine69.6-0.2 pts
155Wielkopolskie69.5+0.5 pts
156Pest69.4+1 pts
156Picardie69.4+1 pts
158Friuli-Venezia Giulia69.3+0.6 pts
159Marche69.2-0.4 pts
159Sterea Elláda69.2+1.9 pts
161Prov. Antwerpen69.1+0.8 pts
162Mazowiecki regionalny69-0.3 pts
163Ionia Nisia68.9-0.4 pts
163Podlaskie68.9+0.2 pts
165Liguria68.8+0.5 pts
165Malta68.8+1 pts
165Região Autónoma dos Açores68.8+0.2 pts
168Veneto68.6-0.4 pts
169Champagne-Ardenne68.5-0.8 pts
170Pomorskie68.4+1.9 pts
171Attiki68.3-0.6 pts
171Kriti68.3-0.9 pts
173Prov. Brabant wallon68.2-0.4 pts
174Asturias68.1-1 pts
174Dolnośląskie68.1+0.5 pts
174Notio Aigaio68.1-0.3 pts
174Świętokrzyskie68.1+1.1 pts
178Yuzhen tsentralen68-1.9 pts
179Thessalia67.9+1.5 pts
179Východné Slovensko67.9+0.2 pts
181Lubelskie67.8-0.1 pts
181Prov. Limburg (BE)67.8-0.2 pts
183Yugoiztochen67.7+1.7 pts
184Prov. Luxembourg (BE)67.6-0.7 pts
184Severen tsentralen67.6+1.3 pts
186Dél-Alföld67.5+1.9 pts
187Languedoc-Roussillon67.4+0.5 pts
188Opolskie67.3+0.8 pts
189Małopolskie67.1-0.1 pts
190Kentriki Makedonia67+1.9 pts
190Lazio67-0.3 pts
192Dytiki Elláda66.9+2.1 pts
192Sud-Muntenia66.9+0.1 pts
194Nord-Vest66.6+0.2 pts
195Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki66.5+0.6 pts
196Jadranska Hrvatska66.4+0.6 pts
197Észak-Alföld66.2+1.1 pts
197Lubuskie66.2+1.1 pts
199Dytiki Makedonia66.1+1.8 pts
199Kujawsko-pomorskie66.1-0.7 pts
199Nord-Pas de Calais66.1-0.6 pts
202Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest65.7-0.9 pts
203Martinique65.6+0.2 pts
204Dél-Dunántúl65.5+1.9 pts
205Ipeiros65.3-1 pts
206Podkarpackie65.1-0.6 pts
207Zachodniopomorskie64.8+0.6 pts
208Észak-Magyarország64.7+2.5 pts
208Prov. Namur64.7-2 pts
210Śląskie64.6-0.5 pts
211Melilla64.4+0.6 pts
212Prov. Liège64.2+0.7 pts
213Ceuta64.1-1.4 pts
214Severozapaden63.8-0.4 pts
215Guadeloupe63.6+0.2 pts
216Sud-Est63.3+2.4 pts
217La Réunion63+0.2 pts
218Corse62.9-2.2 pts
218Sud-Vest Oltenia62.9-3.9 pts
218Warmińsko-mazurskie62.9+1.2 pts
221Voreio Aigaio62.8-0.9 pts
222Abruzzo62.6+0.7 pts
223Centru61.2+0.8 pts
223Prov. Hainaut61.2-0.4 pts
225Vest61-1.4 pts
226Sardegna60.9+1 pts
227Guyane58.1-1.8 pts
228Molise57.8+0.5 pts
229Basilicata57.1+1.6 pts
230Puglia54+0.2 pts
231Sicilia51+0.7 pts
232Calabria50.7-0.8 pts
233Campania49.5-0.7 pts
234Mayotte47.6+4.5 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 2015 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 85.9% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Mayotte, with 47.6% in 2015.

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 2015 and are not ranked.

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