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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Åland had the highest activity rate of 237 regions in 2016, at 85.4%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 50.2%. The median was 72.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 71.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest85.4Åland
Lowest50.2Mayotte
Median72.5237 regions
European Union (27)71.9History

Top 40 regions, 2016

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ÅlandÅland: 85.4 %85.4StockholmStockholm: 84.1 %84.1VästsverigeVästsverige: 82.5 %82.5Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 82.1 %82.1Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 82.1 %82.1Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 81.8 %81.8OberbayernOberbayern: 81.6 %81.6Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 81.5 %81.5DresdenDresden: 81.4 %81.4Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 80.9 %80.9SchwabenSchwaben: 80.9 %80.9TübingenTübingen: 80.8 %80.8Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 80.7 %80.7StuttgartStuttgart: 80.7 %80.7SydsverigeSydsverige: 80.7 %80.7ZeelandZeeland: 80.7 %80.7BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.5 %80.5FreiburgFreiburg: 80.5 %80.5Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 80.5 %80.5ChemnitzChemnitz: 80.4 %80.4NiederbayernNiederbayern: 80.4 %80.4FlevolandFlevoland: 80.2 %80.2HovedstadenHovedstaden: 80.2 %80.2Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 80 %80ThüringenThüringen: 80 %80OverijsselOverijssel: 79.9 %79.9LeipzigLeipzig: 79.8 %79.8Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 79.7 %79.7OberfrankenOberfranken: 79.6 %79.6GelderlandGelderland: 79.4 %79.4VorarlbergVorarlberg: 79.4 %79.4Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 79.3 %79.3TrierTrier: 79.2 %79.2Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 79.1 %79.1OberösterreichOberösterreich: 79 %79UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 79 %79Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 78.9 %78.9HamburgHamburg: 78.8 %78.8OberpfalzOberpfalz: 78.7 %78.7DrentheDrenthe: 78.6 %78.6
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Åland85.4-0.5 pts
2Stockholm84.1+0.2 pts
3Västsverige82.5+0.1 pts
4Övre Norrland82.1+1.8 pts
4Småland med öarna82.1+0.2 pts
6Mellersta Norrland81.8+0.9 pts
7Oberbayern81.6+0.6 pts
8Noord-Holland81.5+0.7 pts
9Dresden81.4+0.5 pts
10Noord-Brabant80.9+0.1 pts
10Schwaben80.9+0.9 pts
12Tübingen80.8+0.4 pts
13Östra Mellansverige80.7+0.6 pts
13Stuttgart80.7+0.8 pts
13Sydsverige80.7-0.6 pts
13Zeeland80.7-0.3 pts
17Brandenburg80.5+0.6 pts
17Freiburg80.5+0.5 pts
17Norra Mellansverige80.5+1.3 pts
20Chemnitz80.4+0.1 pts
20Niederbayern80.4+0.5 pts
22Flevoland80.2+1.9 pts
22Hovedstaden Series break80.2+0.9 pts
24Friesland (NL)80-0.1 pts
24Thüringen80+1.1 pts
26Overijssel79.9-0.6 pts
27Leipzig79.8-0.1 pts
28Sachsen-Anhalt79.7-0.4 pts
29Oberfranken79.6-0.1 pts
30Gelderland79.4-0.2 pts
30Vorarlberg79.4+1.5 pts
32Sostinės regionas79.3+2.4 pts
33Trier79.2+0.2 pts
34Helsinki-Uusimaa79.1-0.1 pts
35Oberösterreich79+1 pts
35Unterfranken790 pts
37Bratislavský kraj78.9+3.1 pts
38Hamburg78.8+0.2 pts
39Oberpfalz78.7-0.6 pts
40Drenthe78.6-1 pts
40Karlsruhe78.6+0.9 pts
42Lüneburg78.3-0.7 pts
42Mittelfranken78.3-0.7 pts
44Kassel78.2+1.2 pts
45Community of Madrid78-0.9 pts
46Balearic Islands77.9-0.3 pts
46Koblenz77.9+0.6 pts
48Berlin77.8+1.5 pts
48Salzburg77.8+0.9 pts
50Catalonia77.7+0.1 pts
50Praha77.7+1.3 pts
52Mecklenburg-Vorpommern77.4-0.4 pts
52Weser-Ems77.4+0.5 pts
54Schleswig-Holstein77.3-0.7 pts
54Warszawski stołeczny Series break77.3-0.6 pts
56Darmstadt77.2+0.1 pts
56Eesti77.2+0.9 pts
56Midtjylland Series break77.2+0.9 pts
59Niederösterreich77.1-0.1 pts
59Tirol77.1+0.5 pts
61Detmold76.9+0.1 pts
62Limburg (NL)76.8+0.2 pts
63Rheinhessen-Pfalz76.6+0.3 pts
64Aragon76.4+1.1 pts
65Gießen76.3+1.1 pts
65Latvija76.3+0.6 pts
67Budapest76+3.1 pts
68Algarve75.8+0.4 pts
68Groningen75.8-0.8 pts
68La Rioja75.8-0.1 pts
68Sjælland Series break75.8+0.1 pts
72Hannover75.7-0.6 pts
73Länsi-Suomi75.6+0.1 pts
73Nordjylland Series break75.6+0.3 pts
73Saarland75.6+0.6 pts
76Limousin75.5+1.3 pts
76Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen75.5+1.2 pts
76Střední Čechy75.5+0.3 pts
76Syddanmark Series break75.50 pts
80Köln75.4+0.9 pts
81Jihozápad75.3+0.5 pts
81Steiermark75.3+0.9 pts
83Severovýchod75.2+1 pts
84Bremen75.1+3.1 pts
84Münster75.1-0.1 pts
86Jihovýchod74.9+0.8 pts
87Braunschweig74.8-0.4 pts
88Valencian Community74.7+0.6 pts
89Basque Country74.6+0.7 pts
90Moravskoslezsko74.4+2.3 pts
91Pays de la Loire74.3-0.2 pts
92Etelä-Suomi74.2-0.1 pts
93Burgenland74.1+0.6 pts
93Franche-Comté74.1+2.1 pts
95Düsseldorf74-0.1 pts
95Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas74+0.9 pts
97Alsace73.90 pts
97Kärnten73.9+0.3 pts
99Rhône-Alpes73.8+0.5 pts
100Castile and León73.7+0.7 pts
100Navarre73.7-0.3 pts
102Arnsberg73.6-0.5 pts
102Emilia-Romagna73.6+1.2 pts
104Ile-de-France73.4+0.1 pts
104Kýpros73.4-0.5 pts
104Severozápad73.4+1.5 pts
104Střední Morava73.4+0.2 pts
108Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi73.3+0.5 pts
108Wien73.3+0.9 pts
110Eastern and Midland73+0.7 pts
110Západné Slovensko73+1.3 pts
112Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste72.80 pts
113Canary Islands72.7-0.7 pts
113Castilla-La Mancha72.70 pts
113Zahodna Slovenija72.7+0.2 pts
116Southern72.6+0.6 pts
116Yugozapaden72.6-0.3 pts
118Auvergne72.5+1.3 pts
118Bretagne72.5-0.8 pts
120Aquitaine72.3-0.7 pts
120Galicia72.3+0.4 pts
120Toscana72.3+0.8 pts
123Cantabria72.2+0.6 pts
124Midi-Pyrénées72+0.6 pts
125Norte71.9+0.4 pts
126Northern and Western71.8+0.4 pts
127Lombardia71.6+0.8 pts
127Poitou-Charentes71.6-0.7 pts
127Stredné Slovensko71.6+0.4 pts
130Nord-Est71.3-1.5 pts
130Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen71.3+0.5 pts
130Prov. West-Vlaanderen71.3+0.2 pts
133Bucureşti-Ilfov71.2+1.3 pts
133Piemonte71.2+0.1 pts
133Region of Murcia71.2-0.3 pts
136Centre - Val de Loire71.1+0.5 pts
136Prov. Vlaams-Brabant71.1-0.1 pts
138Basse-Normandie70.90 pts
138Provincia Autonoma di Trento70.9-0.1 pts
140Grad Zagreb70.8n/a
140Nyugat-Dunántúl70.8+0.6 pts
142Vzhodna Slovenija70.7-0.4 pts
143Malta70.6+1.8 pts
143Região Autónoma da Madeira70.6+0.5 pts
145Andalusia70.5-0.9 pts
145Bourgogne70.50 pts
145Haute-Normandie70.5-0.1 pts
145Közép-Dunántúl70.5-0.6 pts
145Łódzkie Series break70.5+0.3 pts
150Pest70.3+0.9 pts
151Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur70.2+0.5 pts
152Notio Aigaio70.1+2 pts
153Corse70+7.1 pts
153Extremadura70+0.1 pts
153Friuli-Venezia Giulia70+0.7 pts
153Luxembourg70-0.9 pts
153Wielkopolskie Series break70+0.5 pts
158Peloponnisos69.9-1.4 pts
159Lorraine69.8+0.2 pts
159Marche69.8+0.6 pts
159Podlaskie Series break69.8+0.9 pts
159Severoiztochen69.8-0.6 pts
163Asturias69.7+1.6 pts
163Liguria69.7+0.9 pts
165Dél-Alföld69.6+2.1 pts
165Kriti69.6+1.3 pts
165Pomorskie Series break69.6+1.2 pts
168Umbria69.5-1.1 pts
168Veneto69.5+0.9 pts
170Dolnośląskie Series break69.4+1.3 pts
171Picardie69.1-0.3 pts
172Ionia Nisia68.90 pts
172Região Autónoma dos Açores68.9+0.1 pts
174Mazowiecki regionalny Series break68.7-0.3 pts
175Attiki68.5+0.2 pts
176Észak-Alföld68.4+2.2 pts
176Prov. Brabant wallon68.4+0.2 pts
178Świętokrzyskie Series break68.3+0.2 pts
179Małopolskie Series break68.2+1.1 pts
180Prov. Antwerpen68.1-1 pts
180Prov. Limburg (BE)68.1+0.3 pts
180Východné Slovensko68.1+0.2 pts
183Opolskie Series break68+0.7 pts
184Lubelskie Series break67.9+0.1 pts
184Severen tsentralen67.9+0.3 pts
184Sterea Elláda67.9-1.3 pts
187Podkarpackie Series break67.8+2.7 pts
188Champagne-Ardenne67.7-0.8 pts
188Yugoiztochen67.70 pts
190Kentriki Makedonia67.6+0.6 pts
190Thessalia67.6-0.3 pts
192Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki67.5+1 pts
192Lazio67.5+0.5 pts
192Prov. Luxembourg (BE)67.5-0.1 pts
195Dytiki Elláda67.4+0.5 pts
195Dytiki Makedonia67.4+1.3 pts
197Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break67.2+1.1 pts
197Languedoc-Roussillon67.2-0.2 pts
197Lubuskie Series break67.2+1 pts
200Sjeverna Hrvatska67n/a
201Nord-Vest66.9+0.3 pts
202Voreio Aigaio66.7+3.9 pts
202Yuzhen tsentralen66.7-1.3 pts
204Ipeiros66.6+1.3 pts
205Nord-Pas de Calais66.5+0.4 pts
205Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest66.5+0.8 pts
207Dél-Dunántúl66.3+0.8 pts
207Śląskie Series break66.3+1.7 pts
209Sud-Muntenia66.1-0.8 pts
210Észak-Magyarország66+1.3 pts
211Melilla65.5+1.1 pts
212Martinique65.3-0.3 pts
213Ceuta65.2+1.1 pts
214Zachodniopomorskie Series break65.1+0.3 pts
215Jadranska Hrvatska64.7-1.7 pts
215Prov. Namur64.70 pts
217Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break64.4+1.5 pts
218Abruzzo63.5+0.9 pts
219Prov. Liège63.1-1.1 pts
220Guadeloupe62.9-0.7 pts
221Prov. Hainaut62.2+1 pts
221Sud-Vest Oltenia62.2-0.7 pts
223La Réunion62.1-0.9 pts
224Panonska Hrvatska61.8n/a
225Centru61.6+0.4 pts
226Severozapaden61.4-2.4 pts
227Sud-Est61.3-2 pts
228Sardegna61+0.1 pts
229Vest60.1-0.9 pts
230Molise59.6+1.8 pts
231Basilicata58.2+1.1 pts
232Guyane57.2-0.9 pts
233Puglia55+1 pts
234Campania51.9+2.4 pts
235Calabria51.8+1.1 pts
236Sicilia51.7+0.7 pts
237Mayotte50.2+2.6 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. 7 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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 85.4% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Mayotte, with 50.2% in 2016.

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. 7 regions have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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