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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Åland had the highest activity rate of 237 regions in 2018, at 85%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 51.5%. The median was 73.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 72.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest85Åland
Lowest51.5Mayotte
Median73.7237 regions
European Union (27)72.8History

Top 40 regions, 2018

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ÅlandÅland: 85 %85StockholmStockholm: 85 %85VästsverigeVästsverige: 83.5 %83.5Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 83.4 %83.4Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 82.4 %82.4OberbayernOberbayern: 82.3 %82.3Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 82.1 %82.1Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 81.7 %81.7Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 81.6 %81.6FlevolandFlevoland: 81.5 %81.5ChemnitzChemnitz: 81.4 %81.4DresdenDresden: 81.4 %81.4FreiburgFreiburg: 81.4 %81.4Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 81.4 %81.4LeipzigLeipzig: 81.3 %81.3Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 81.1 %81.1StuttgartStuttgart: 81 %81SydsverigeSydsverige: 81 %81OverijsselOverijssel: 80.9 %80.9NiederbayernNiederbayern: 80.8 %80.8Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 80.8 %80.8SchwabenSchwaben: 80.8 %80.8ZeelandZeeland: 80.8 %80.8TrierTrier: 80.7 %80.7BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.6 %80.6OberpfalzOberpfalz: 80.6 %80.6PrahaPraha: 80.6 %80.6TübingenTübingen: 80.6 %80.6Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 80.5 %80.5ThüringenThüringen: 80.5 %80.5Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 80.5 %80.5Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 80.4 %80.4HovedstadenHovedstaden: 80.3 %80.3DrentheDrenthe: 80.2 %80.2OberfrankenOberfranken: 80.2 %80.2UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 80.2 %80.2GelderlandGelderland: 80.1 %80.1HamburgHamburg: 79.7 %79.7LüneburgLüneburg: 79.6 %79.6VorarlbergVorarlberg: 79.5 %79.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Åland85-0.3 pts
1Stockholm Series break85+0.3 pts
3Västsverige Series break83.5+0.6 pts
4Småland med öarna Series break83.4+0.4 pts
5Sostinės regionas82.4+2.1 pts
6Oberbayern82.3+0.3 pts
7Norra Mellansverige Series break82.1+0.8 pts
8Noord-Brabant81.7+0.4 pts
9Mellersta Norrland Series break81.6-0.8 pts
10Flevoland81.5+2.4 pts
11Chemnitz81.4+0.2 pts
11Dresden81.4-0.2 pts
11Freiburg81.4+0.6 pts
11Övre Norrland Series break81.4-0.5 pts
15Leipzig81.3+0.8 pts
16Noord-Holland81.1-0.1 pts
17Stuttgart81+0.2 pts
17Sydsverige Series break81+0.1 pts
19Overijssel80.9+0.7 pts
20Niederbayern80.8-0.1 pts
20Östra Mellansverige Series break80.8-0.1 pts
20Schwaben80.8-0.4 pts
20Zeeland80.8+1.9 pts
24Trier80.7+1.1 pts
25Brandenburg80.6+0.1 pts
25Oberpfalz80.6+1 pts
25Praha80.6+1 pts
25Tübingen80.6-0.3 pts
29Friesland (NL)80.5+0.8 pts
29Thüringen80.5+0.3 pts
29Warszawski stołeczny80.5+2.1 pts
32Helsinki-Uusimaa80.4+0.9 pts
33Hovedstaden80.3+0.1 pts
34Drenthe80.2+0.3 pts
34Oberfranken80.2+0.4 pts
34Unterfranken80.2+1.5 pts
37Gelderland80.1-0.1 pts
38Hamburg79.7-0.1 pts
39Lüneburg79.6+0.5 pts
40Vorarlberg79.5+0.2 pts
41Karlsruhe79.4+1.2 pts
42Mittelfranken79.3+0.4 pts
42Salzburg79.3+1.2 pts
44Berlin79.2+0.9 pts
44Sachsen-Anhalt79.2-0.2 pts
46Koblenz79.1+1.4 pts
47Oberösterreich78.8-0.2 pts
48Eesti78.7+0.3 pts
48Kassel78.7+0.8 pts
50Bratislavský kraj78.5-0.1 pts
51Midtjylland78.4+1 pts
52Weser-Ems78.3+0.3 pts
53Schleswig-Holstein78.1+0.1 pts
54Tirol77.8+0.4 pts
55Darmstadt77.70 pts
55Detmold77.7+0.5 pts
55Latvija77.7+0.7 pts
55Střední Čechy77.7+1 pts
59Limburg (NL)77.6+0.3 pts
60Länsi-Suomi77.5+1.1 pts
61Algarve77.4-0.6 pts
62Etelä-Suomi77.3+2.2 pts
62Niederösterreich77.3-0.8 pts
64Community of Madrid77.2-0.1 pts
65Hannover77.1+0.9 pts
66Balearic Islands77+0.1 pts
66Mecklenburg-Vorpommern77-0.5 pts
66Syddanmark77+0.5 pts
69Catalonia76.8-0.5 pts
70Braunschweig76.7+1 pts
70Rheinhessen-Pfalz76.7+0.1 pts
72Münster76.6+1.9 pts
73Nordjylland76.5+0.3 pts
74Saarland76.4+0.4 pts
74Zahodna Slovenija76.4+1.4 pts
76Jihozápad76.3+0.4 pts
76Sjælland76.3-0.3 pts
76Steiermark76.3+0.6 pts
79Jihovýchod76.2+0.5 pts
80Aragon76+0.3 pts
81Groningen75.9+1.1 pts
81La Rioja75.9+0.3 pts
81Střední Morava75.9+1 pts
84Gießen75.8-0.5 pts
84Yugozapaden75.8+1.2 pts
86Budapest Series break75.7-0.5 pts
86Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break75.7+0.4 pts
88Moravskoslezsko75.6+0.6 pts
88Severovýchod75.6+0.2 pts
90Arnsberg75.3+1.1 pts
90Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi75.3+0.8 pts
92Düsseldorf75.2+0.4 pts
92Köln75.2-0.2 pts
92Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas75.2+1 pts
95Burgenland750 pts
95Kärnten75+0.8 pts
95Kýpros75+1.1 pts
98Bremen74.7-0.2 pts
98Navarre74.70 pts
98Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break74.7+1.9 pts
101Rhône-Alpes74.6+0.6 pts
102Eastern and Midland74.5+1.3 pts
103Bourgogne74.4+1.9 pts
103Ile-de-France74.4+0.7 pts
103Severozápad74.4+0.7 pts
106Wien74.2+1.2 pts
107Basque Country74.1+0.3 pts
107Malta74.1+1.9 pts
109Bucureşti-Ilfov74+0.8 pts
109Emilia-Romagna Series break74+0.5 pts
109Valencian Community74-0.6 pts
112Midi-Pyrénées73.9+2.3 pts
112Vzhodna Slovenija73.9+0.4 pts
114Alsace73.8+2.8 pts
114Basse-Normandie73.8+2.9 pts
114Norte73.8+0.3 pts
117Auvergne73.7+3.6 pts
117Castile and León73.70 pts
117Nord-Est73.7+1.5 pts
120Prov. West-Vlaanderen73.5+1.1 pts
121Franche-Comté73.4+0.3 pts
122Aquitaine73.3+0.8 pts
122Łódzkie73.3+1.1 pts
124Voreio Aigaio73.20 pts
125Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break73.1+0.3 pts
126Castilla-La Mancha73-0.3 pts
126Pays de la Loire73-0.8 pts
128Grad Zagreb72.9+0.1 pts
129Közép-Dunántúl Series break72.8+0.7 pts
130Limousin72.6-1.9 pts
130Západné Slovensko72.6-0.3 pts
132Poitou-Charentes72.5+1.1 pts
133Pest Series break72.4+1.4 pts
134Galicia72.30 pts
134Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen72.3+1.8 pts
134Stredné Slovensko72.3+0.4 pts
137Centre - Val de Loire72.2+0.3 pts
137Prov. Vlaams-Brabant72.2+0.9 pts
139Lombardia Series break72.1+0.1 pts
140Canary Islands720 pts
140Região Autónoma da Madeira72+0.6 pts
142Piemonte Series break71.90 pts
142Toscana Series break71.9-0.5 pts
144Wielkopolskie71.7+0.2 pts
145Bretagne71.60 pts
145Notio Aigaio71.6+2.5 pts
145Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break71.6-0.1 pts
148Ionia Nisia71.5+2.3 pts
148Northern and Western71.5-0.1 pts
148Region of Murcia71.5-0.4 pts
151Dél-Alföld Series break71.4+1.1 pts
151Southern71.4-1 pts
153Veneto Series break71.3+0.7 pts
154Cantabria71.1-1.3 pts
154Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break71.1+0.6 pts
154Luxembourg71.1+0.9 pts
157Opolskie70.9+1.1 pts
157Peloponnisos70.9-0.6 pts
159Prov. Antwerpen70.8+1.2 pts
160Észak-Alföld Series break70.7+1.2 pts
160Pomorskie70.70 pts
160Yugoiztochen70.7-0.1 pts
163Severoiztochen70.6-1.6 pts
164Extremadura70.5+0.8 pts
164Prov. Limburg (BE)70.5+0.5 pts
166Dolnośląskie70.4+0.9 pts
166Marche Series break70.4+0.8 pts
168Região Autónoma dos Açores70.3+0.8 pts
169Podlaskie70.2+0.9 pts
170Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur70.10 pts
171Liguria Series break70+1 pts
172Lorraine69.9-1 pts
173Východné Slovensko69.8+1 pts
174Andalusia69.7-0.4 pts
174Yuzhen tsentralen69.7-1 pts
176Ceuta69.5+4.5 pts
176Kriti69.5+0.2 pts
176Picardie69.5-2.1 pts
176Umbria Series break69.5-1 pts
180Lubelskie69.4+1.1 pts
181Haute-Normandie69.3-1 pts
181Severen tsentralen69.3+0.8 pts
183Prov. Brabant wallon69.2-0.7 pts
184Champagne-Ardenne69.1+0.2 pts
185Corse69-6.6 pts
185Małopolskie69+0.2 pts
185Nord-Vest69+0.1 pts
188Asturias68.9+0.1 pts
188Észak-Magyarország Series break68.9+1.5 pts
190Lazio Series break68.7+0.4 pts
191Melilla68.6+2.9 pts
192Dél-Dunántúl Series break68.5+1.2 pts
192Zachodniopomorskie68.5+2.3 pts
194Mazowiecki regionalny68.4-0.5 pts
195Attiki68.3-0.2 pts
195Dytiki Makedonia68.3+0.2 pts
195Kujawsko-pomorskie68.3+1.1 pts
198Prov. Luxembourg (BE)68.2-0.9 pts
199Lubuskie68.1+0.3 pts
200Sjeverna Hrvatska67.90 pts
200Sud-Muntenia67.9+0.3 pts
202Languedoc-Roussillon67.8-0.5 pts
203Podkarpackie67.6-1.2 pts
204Sterea Elláda67.5-0.4 pts
204Świętokrzyskie67.5-0.9 pts
206Kentriki Makedonia67.3+0.2 pts
206Śląskie67.3+0.4 pts
208Thessalia67.1-1 pts
209Sud-Vest Oltenia67+0.6 pts
210Prov. Namur66.7+0.8 pts
211Martinique66.6+1.1 pts
212Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki66.5-0.2 pts
213Severozapaden66.4+1 pts
214Dytiki Elláda66.3-1 pts
215Ipeiros66.2-0.5 pts
216Nord-Pas de Calais65.7-0.8 pts
217Warmińsko-mazurskie65.60 pts
218Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest65.5-0.6 pts
219Abruzzo Series break65.1+0.6 pts
220Jadranska Hrvatska64.5-1.3 pts
221Prov. Liège63.1+0.4 pts
221Sud-Est63.1+1.4 pts
223Guadeloupe62.8-1.7 pts
224Sardegna Series break62.5+1.4 pts
225Vest62+0.3 pts
226Panonska Hrvatska61.7+0.8 pts
227Centru61.6-1.8 pts
228Molise Series break61.5+0.8 pts
229La Réunion61.3-0.5 pts
230Prov. Hainaut60.8-0.5 pts
231Basilicata Series break56.6-0.3 pts
232Guyane54.7-0.8 pts
233Puglia Series break54.4-0.6 pts
234Calabria Series break53.9+1.6 pts
235Campania Series break52.5-0.9 pts
236Sicilia Series break52.1+0.1 pts
237Mayotte51.5+0.9 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 2018 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% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Mayotte, with 51.5% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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