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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Åland had the highest activity rate of 237 regions in 2017, at 85.3%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 50.6%. The median was 72.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 72.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest85.3Åland
Lowest50.6Mayotte
Median72.8237 regions
European Union (27)72.4History

Top 40 regions, 2017

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ÅlandÅland: 85.3 %85.3StockholmStockholm: 84.7 %84.7Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 83 %83VästsverigeVästsverige: 82.9 %82.9Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 82.4 %82.4OberbayernOberbayern: 82 %82Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 81.9 %81.9DresdenDresden: 81.6 %81.6Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 81.3 %81.3Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 81.3 %81.3ChemnitzChemnitz: 81.2 %81.2Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 81.2 %81.2SchwabenSchwaben: 81.2 %81.2NiederbayernNiederbayern: 80.9 %80.9Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 80.9 %80.9SydsverigeSydsverige: 80.9 %80.9TübingenTübingen: 80.9 %80.9FreiburgFreiburg: 80.8 %80.8StuttgartStuttgart: 80.8 %80.8BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.5 %80.5LeipzigLeipzig: 80.5 %80.5Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 80.3 %80.3GelderlandGelderland: 80.2 %80.2HovedstadenHovedstaden: 80.2 %80.2OverijsselOverijssel: 80.2 %80.2ThüringenThüringen: 80.2 %80.2DrentheDrenthe: 79.9 %79.9HamburgHamburg: 79.8 %79.8OberfrankenOberfranken: 79.8 %79.8Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 79.7 %79.7OberpfalzOberpfalz: 79.6 %79.6PrahaPraha: 79.6 %79.6TrierTrier: 79.6 %79.6Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 79.5 %79.5Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 79.4 %79.4VorarlbergVorarlberg: 79.3 %79.3FlevolandFlevoland: 79.1 %79.1LüneburgLüneburg: 79.1 %79.1OberösterreichOberösterreich: 79 %79MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 78.9 %78.9
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Åland85.3-0.1 pts
2Stockholm84.7+0.6 pts
3Småland med öarna83+0.9 pts
4Västsverige82.9+0.4 pts
5Mellersta Norrland82.4+0.6 pts
6Oberbayern82+0.4 pts
7Övre Norrland81.9-0.2 pts
8Dresden81.6+0.2 pts
9Noord-Brabant81.3+0.4 pts
9Norra Mellansverige81.3+0.8 pts
11Chemnitz81.2+0.8 pts
11Noord-Holland81.2-0.3 pts
11Schwaben81.2+0.3 pts
14Niederbayern80.9+0.5 pts
14Östra Mellansverige80.9+0.2 pts
14Sydsverige80.9+0.2 pts
14Tübingen80.9+0.1 pts
18Freiburg80.8+0.3 pts
18Stuttgart80.8+0.1 pts
20Brandenburg80.50 pts
20Leipzig80.5+0.7 pts
22Sostinės regionas80.3+1 pts
23Gelderland80.2+0.8 pts
23Hovedstaden Series break80.20 pts
23Overijssel80.2+0.3 pts
23Thüringen80.2+0.2 pts
27Drenthe79.9+1.3 pts
28Hamburg79.8+1 pts
28Oberfranken79.8+0.2 pts
30Friesland (NL)79.7-0.3 pts
31Oberpfalz79.6+0.9 pts
31Praha79.6+1.9 pts
31Trier79.6+0.4 pts
34Helsinki-Uusimaa79.5+0.4 pts
35Sachsen-Anhalt79.4-0.3 pts
36Vorarlberg79.3-0.1 pts
37Flevoland79.1-1.1 pts
37Lüneburg79.1+0.8 pts
39Oberösterreich790 pts
40Mittelfranken78.9+0.6 pts
40Zeeland78.9-1.8 pts
42Unterfranken78.7-0.3 pts
43Bratislavský kraj78.6-0.3 pts
44Eesti78.4+1.2 pts
44Warszawski stołeczny78.4+1.1 pts
46Berlin78.3+0.5 pts
47Karlsruhe78.2-0.4 pts
48Niederösterreich78.1+1 pts
48Salzburg78.1+0.3 pts
50Algarve78+2.2 pts
50Schleswig-Holstein78+0.7 pts
50Weser-Ems78+0.6 pts
53Kassel77.9-0.3 pts
54Darmstadt77.7+0.5 pts
54Koblenz77.7-0.2 pts
56Mecklenburg-Vorpommern77.5+0.1 pts
57Midtjylland Series break77.4+0.2 pts
57Tirol77.4+0.3 pts
59Catalonia77.3-0.4 pts
59Community of Madrid77.3-0.7 pts
59Limburg (NL)77.3+0.5 pts
62Detmold77.2+0.3 pts
63Latvija77+0.7 pts
64Balearic Islands76.9-1 pts
65Střední Čechy76.7+1.2 pts
66Rheinhessen-Pfalz76.60 pts
66Sjælland Series break76.6+0.8 pts
68Syddanmark Series break76.5+1 pts
69Länsi-Suomi76.4+0.8 pts
70Gießen76.30 pts
71Budapest76.2+0.2 pts
71Hannover76.2+0.5 pts
71Nordjylland Series break76.2+0.6 pts
74Saarland76+0.4 pts
75Jihozápad75.9+0.6 pts
76Aragon75.7-0.7 pts
76Braunschweig75.7+0.9 pts
76Jihovýchod75.7+0.8 pts
76Steiermark75.7+0.4 pts
80Corse75.6+5.6 pts
80La Rioja75.6-0.2 pts
82Köln75.40 pts
82Severovýchod75.4+0.2 pts
84Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen75.3-0.2 pts
85Etelä-Suomi75.1+0.9 pts
86Burgenland75+0.9 pts
86Moravskoslezsko75+0.6 pts
86Zahodna Slovenija75+2.3 pts
89Bremen74.9-0.2 pts
89Střední Morava74.9+1.5 pts
91Düsseldorf74.8+0.8 pts
91Groningen74.8-1 pts
93Münster74.7-0.4 pts
93Navarre74.7+1 pts
95Valencian Community74.6-0.1 pts
95Yugozapaden74.6+2 pts
97Limousin74.5-1 pts
97Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi74.5+1.2 pts
99Arnsberg74.2+0.6 pts
99Kärnten74.2+0.3 pts
99Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas74.2+0.2 pts
102Rhône-Alpes74+0.2 pts
103Kýpros73.9+0.5 pts
104Basque Country73.8-0.8 pts
104Pays de la Loire73.8-0.5 pts
106Castile and León73.70 pts
106Ile-de-France73.7+0.3 pts
106Severozápad73.7+0.3 pts
109Emilia-Romagna73.5-0.1 pts
109Norte73.5+1.6 pts
109Vzhodna Slovenija73.5+2.8 pts
112Castilla-La Mancha73.3+0.6 pts
113Bucureşti-Ilfov73.2+2 pts
113Eastern and Midland Series break73.2+0.2 pts
113Voreio Aigaio73.2+6.5 pts
116Franche-Comté73.1-1 pts
117Wien73-0.3 pts
118Západné Slovensko72.9-0.1 pts
119Grad Zagreb72.8+2 pts
119Nyugat-Dunántúl72.8+2 pts
119Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste72.80 pts
122Aquitaine72.5+0.2 pts
122Bourgogne72.5+2 pts
124Cantabria72.4+0.2 pts
124Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break72.4+1.1 pts
124Southern Series break72.4-0.2 pts
124Toscana72.4+0.1 pts
128Galicia72.30 pts
129Łódzkie72.2+1.7 pts
129Malta72.2+1.6 pts
129Nord-Est72.2+0.9 pts
129Severoiztochen72.2+2.4 pts
133Közép-Dunántúl72.1+1.6 pts
134Canary Islands72-0.7 pts
134Lombardia72+0.4 pts
136Centre - Val de Loire71.9+0.8 pts
136Piemonte71.9+0.7 pts
136Region of Murcia71.9+0.7 pts
136Stredné Slovensko71.9+0.3 pts
140Provincia Autonoma di Trento71.7+0.8 pts
141Bretagne71.6-0.9 pts
141Midi-Pyrénées71.6-0.4 pts
141Northern and Western Series break71.6-0.2 pts
141Picardie71.6+2.5 pts
145Peloponnisos71.5+1.6 pts
145Wielkopolskie71.5+1.5 pts
147Poitou-Charentes71.4-0.2 pts
147Região Autónoma da Madeira71.4+0.8 pts
149Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break71.3+0.2 pts
150Alsace71-2.9 pts
150Pest71+0.7 pts
152Basse-Normandie70.90 pts
152Lorraine70.9+1.1 pts
154Yugoiztochen70.8+3.1 pts
155Pomorskie70.7+1.1 pts
155Yuzhen tsentralen70.7+4 pts
157Veneto70.6+1.1 pts
158Friuli-Venezia Giulia70.5+0.5 pts
158Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break70.5-0.8 pts
158Umbria70.5+1 pts
161Dél-Alföld70.3+0.7 pts
161Haute-Normandie70.3-0.2 pts
163Luxembourg70.2+0.2 pts
164Andalusia70.1-0.4 pts
164Auvergne70.1-2.4 pts
164Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur70.1-0.1 pts
167Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break70+1.9 pts
168Prov. Brabant wallon Series break69.9+1.5 pts
169Opolskie69.8+1.8 pts
170Extremadura69.7-0.3 pts
171Marche69.6-0.2 pts
171Prov. Antwerpen Series break69.6+1.5 pts
173Dolnośląskie69.5+0.1 pts
173Észak-Alföld69.5+1.1 pts
173Região Autónoma dos Açores69.5+0.6 pts
176Kriti69.3-0.3 pts
176Podlaskie69.3-0.5 pts
178Ionia Nisia69.2+0.3 pts
179Notio Aigaio69.1-1 pts
179Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break69.1+1.6 pts
181Liguria69-0.7 pts
182Champagne-Ardenne68.9+1.2 pts
182Mazowiecki regionalny68.9+0.2 pts
182Nord-Vest68.9+2 pts
185Asturias68.8-0.9 pts
185Małopolskie68.8+0.6 pts
185Podkarpackie68.8+1 pts
185Východné Slovensko68.8+0.7 pts
189Attiki68.50 pts
189Severen tsentralen68.5+0.6 pts
191Świętokrzyskie68.4+0.1 pts
192Languedoc-Roussillon68.3+1.1 pts
192Lazio68.3+0.8 pts
192Lubelskie68.3+0.4 pts
195Dytiki Makedonia68.1+0.7 pts
195Thessalia68.1+0.5 pts
197Sjeverna Hrvatska67.9+0.9 pts
197Sterea Elláda67.90 pts
199Lubuskie67.8+0.6 pts
200Sud-Muntenia67.6+1.5 pts
201Észak-Magyarország67.4+1.4 pts
202Dél-Dunántúl67.3+1 pts
202Dytiki Elláda67.3-0.1 pts
204Kujawsko-pomorskie67.20 pts
205Kentriki Makedonia67.1-0.5 pts
206Śląskie66.9+0.6 pts
207Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki66.7-0.8 pts
207Ipeiros66.7+0.1 pts
209Nord-Pas de Calais66.50 pts
210Sud-Vest Oltenia66.4+4.2 pts
211Zachodniopomorskie66.2+1.1 pts
212Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break66.1-0.4 pts
213Prov. Namur Series break65.9+1.2 pts
214Jadranska Hrvatska65.8+1.1 pts
215Melilla65.7+0.2 pts
216Warmińsko-mazurskie65.6+1.2 pts
217Martinique65.5+0.2 pts
218Severozapaden65.4+4 pts
219Ceuta65-0.2 pts
220Abruzzo64.5+1 pts
220Guadeloupe64.5+1.6 pts
222Centru63.4+1.8 pts
223Prov. Liège Series break62.7-0.4 pts
224La Réunion61.8-0.3 pts
225Sud-Est61.7+0.4 pts
225Vest61.7+1.6 pts
227Prov. Hainaut Series break61.3-0.9 pts
228Sardegna61.1+0.1 pts
229Panonska Hrvatska60.9-0.9 pts
230Molise60.7+1.1 pts
231Basilicata56.9-1.3 pts
232Guyane55.5-1.7 pts
233Puglia550 pts
234Campania53.4+1.5 pts
235Calabria52.3+0.5 pts
236Sicilia52+0.3 pts
237Mayotte50.6+0.4 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. 7 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Mayotte, with 50.6% in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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