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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Åland had the highest activity rate of 244 regions in 2019, at 84.8%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 50.5%. The median was 74% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 73.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest84.8Åland
Lowest50.5Mayotte
Median74244 regions
European Union (27)73.2History

Top 40 regions, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

ÅlandÅland: 84.8 %84.8StockholmStockholm: 84.8 %84.8VästsverigeVästsverige: 84.5 %84.5Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 84.3 %84.3Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 83.1 %83.1UtrechtUtrecht: 83.1 %83.1Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 82.8 %82.8OberbayernOberbayern: 82.8 %82.8DresdenDresden: 82.4 %82.4ChemnitzChemnitz: 82 %82FlevolandFlevoland: 81.8 %81.8Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 81.8 %81.8OberfrankenOberfranken: 81.8 %81.8SchwabenSchwaben: 81.8 %81.8NiederbayernNiederbayern: 81.7 %81.7Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 81.5 %81.5StuttgartStuttgart: 81.5 %81.5Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 81.4 %81.4OverijsselOverijssel: 81.4 %81.4TübingenTübingen: 81.4 %81.4FreiburgFreiburg: 81.3 %81.3Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 81.3 %81.3Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 81.3 %81.3TrierTrier: 81.3 %81.3LeipzigLeipzig: 81.2 %81.2ZeelandZeeland: 81.2 %81.2OberpfalzOberpfalz: 81.1 %81.1HovedstadenHovedstaden: 81 %81Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 81 %81BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.8 %80.8Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 80.6 %80.6ThüringenThüringen: 80.6 %80.6GelderlandGelderland: 80.5 %80.5UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 80.5 %80.5PrahaPraha: 80.4 %80.4SydsverigeSydsverige: 80.4 %80.4KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 80.1 %80.1Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 80 %80HamburgHamburg: 79.9 %79.9DrentheDrenthe: 79.8 %79.8
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Åland84.8-0.2 pts
1Stockholm84.8-0.2 pts
3Västsverige84.5+1 pts
4Småland med öarna84.3+0.9 pts
5Sostinės regionas83.1+0.7 pts
5Utrecht83.1n/a
7Noord-Brabant82.8+1.1 pts
7Oberbayern82.8+0.5 pts
9Dresden82.4+1 pts
10Chemnitz82+0.6 pts
11Flevoland81.8+0.3 pts
11Mellersta Norrland81.8+0.2 pts
11Oberfranken81.8+1.6 pts
11Schwaben81.8+1 pts
15Niederbayern81.7+0.9 pts
16Norra Mellansverige81.5-0.6 pts
16Stuttgart81.5+0.5 pts
18Friesland (NL)81.4+0.9 pts
18Overijssel81.4+0.5 pts
18Tübingen81.4+0.8 pts
21Freiburg81.3-0.1 pts
21Noord-Holland81.3+0.2 pts
21Östra Mellansverige81.3+0.5 pts
21Trier81.3+0.6 pts
25Leipzig81.2-0.1 pts
25Zeeland81.2+0.4 pts
27Oberpfalz81.1+0.5 pts
28Hovedstaden81+0.7 pts
28Övre Norrland81-0.4 pts
30Brandenburg80.8+0.2 pts
31Helsinki-Uusimaa80.6+0.2 pts
31Thüringen80.6+0.1 pts
33Gelderland80.5+0.4 pts
33Unterfranken80.5+0.3 pts
35Praha80.4-0.2 pts
35Sydsverige80.4-0.6 pts
37Karlsruhe80.1+0.7 pts
38Zuid-Holland80n/a
39Hamburg79.9+0.2 pts
40Drenthe79.8-0.4 pts
40Lüneburg79.8+0.2 pts
42Schleswig-Holstein79.7+1.6 pts
42Vorarlberg79.7+0.2 pts
44Oberösterreich79.5+0.7 pts
44Sachsen-Anhalt79.5+0.3 pts
46Koblenz79.4+0.3 pts
47Mittelfranken79.30 pts
48Berlin79.20 pts
48Kassel79.2+0.5 pts
48Midtjylland79.2+0.8 pts
51Salzburg79.1-0.2 pts
52Bratislavský kraj79+0.5 pts
52Warszawski stołeczny Series break79-1.5 pts
54Darmstadt78.8+1.1 pts
54Weser-Ems78.8+0.5 pts
56Algarve78.4+1 pts
56Detmold78.4+0.7 pts
56Eesti78.4-0.3 pts
59Hannover78.1+1 pts
59Limburg (NL)78.1+0.5 pts
59Mecklenburg-Vorpommern78.1+1.1 pts
59Střední Čechy78.1+0.4 pts
59Tirol78.1+0.3 pts
64Länsi-Suomi78+0.5 pts
65Grande Lisboa77.9n/a
66Syddanmark77.7+0.7 pts
67Niederösterreich77.6+0.3 pts
67Sjælland77.6+1.3 pts
67Yugozapaden Series break77.6+1.8 pts
70Rheinhessen-Pfalz77.5+0.8 pts
71Etelä-Suomi77.4+0.1 pts
71Münster77.4+0.8 pts
71Nordjylland77.4+0.9 pts
74Latvija77.3-0.4 pts
75Catalonia77.2+0.4 pts
75Community of Madrid77.20 pts
75Steiermark77.2+0.9 pts
78Kýpros77.1+2.1 pts
79Braunschweig77+0.3 pts
79Península de Setúbal77n/a
81Balearic Islands76.7-0.3 pts
82Jihozápad76.6+0.3 pts
82Zahodna Slovenija76.6+0.2 pts
84Aragon76.5+0.5 pts
84Saarland76.5+0.1 pts
86Jihovýchod76.4+0.2 pts
87Budapest76.3+0.6 pts
87Gießen76.3+0.5 pts
87Groningen76.3+0.4 pts
87La Rioja76.3+0.4 pts
87Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen76.3+0.6 pts
92Köln76.2+1 pts
93Severovýchod76.1+0.5 pts
94Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi76+0.7 pts
95Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas75.9+0.7 pts
96Arnsberg75.8+0.5 pts
96Bremen75.8+1.1 pts
98Moravskoslezsko75.5-0.1 pts
98Střední Morava75.5-0.4 pts
100Düsseldorf75.4+0.2 pts
101Centro (PT)75.3n/a
101Nyugat-Dunántúl75.3+0.6 pts
103Alentejo75.2n/a
104Kärnten75.1+0.1 pts
105Oeste e Vale do Tejo75n/a
106Eastern and Midland74.8+0.3 pts
106Malta74.8+0.7 pts
106Nord-Est74.8+1.1 pts
109Burgenland74.7-0.3 pts
109Severozápad74.7+0.3 pts
111Emilia-Romagna74.6+0.6 pts
112Rhône-Alpes74.4-0.2 pts
113Alsace74.3+0.5 pts
113Prov. West-Vlaanderen74.3+0.8 pts
115Basque Country74.2+0.1 pts
115Castile and León74.2+0.5 pts
115Ile-de-France74.2-0.2 pts
115Navarre74.2-0.5 pts
119Bucureşti-Ilfov74.1+0.1 pts
119Vzhodna Slovenija74.1+0.2 pts
119Wien74.1-0.1 pts
122Grad Zagreb74+1.1 pts
122Norte74+0.2 pts
122Poitou-Charentes74+1.5 pts
125Aquitaine73.9+0.6 pts
126Pest73.8+1.4 pts
127Valencian Community73.7-0.3 pts
127Voreio Aigaio73.7+0.5 pts
129Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen73.6+1.3 pts
129Severen tsentralen Series break73.6+4.3 pts
131Közép-Dunántúl73.4+0.6 pts
132Bourgogne73.3-1.1 pts
132Pomorskie Series break73.3+2.6 pts
134Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste73.2+0.1 pts
135Dolnośląskie Series break73.1+2.7 pts
135Pays de la Loire73.1+0.1 pts
135Região Autónoma da Madeira73.1+1.1 pts
135Západné Slovensko73.1+0.5 pts
139Midi-Pyrénées73-0.9 pts
140Prov. Vlaams-Brabant72.8+0.6 pts
141Centre - Val de Loire72.7+0.5 pts
141Yugoiztochen Series break72.7+2 pts
143Castilla-La Mancha72.6-0.4 pts
143Stredné Slovensko72.6+0.3 pts
143Wielkopolskie Series break72.6+0.9 pts
146Lombardia72.5+0.4 pts
147Dél-Alföld72.4+1 pts
147Franche-Comté72.4-1 pts
147Galicia72.4+0.1 pts
150Bretagne72.3+0.7 pts
151Basse-Normandie72.2-1.6 pts
151Provincia Autonoma di Trento72.2+0.6 pts
153Canary Islands720 pts
153Limousin72-0.6 pts
153Luxembourg72+0.9 pts
153Northern and Western72+0.5 pts
153Severoiztochen Series break72+1.4 pts
158Corse71.8+2.8 pts
158Łódzkie Series break71.8-1.5 pts
158Prov. Antwerpen71.8+1 pts
158Toscana71.8-0.1 pts
162Veneto71.7+0.4 pts
163Cantabria71.6+0.5 pts
163Piemonte71.6-0.3 pts
163Yuzhen tsentralen Series break71.6+1.9 pts
166Southern71.5+0.1 pts
167Auvergne71.4-2.3 pts
167Region of Murcia71.4-0.1 pts
169Marche71.3+0.9 pts
170Opolskie Series break71.2+0.3 pts
170Região Autónoma dos Açores71.2+0.9 pts
172Észak-Alföld71.1+0.4 pts
172Extremadura71.1+0.6 pts
174Friuli-Venezia Giulia71-0.1 pts
175Prov. Limburg (BE)70.7+0.2 pts
175Umbria70.7+1.2 pts
177Peloponnisos70.5-0.4 pts
177Podlaskie Series break70.5+0.3 pts
179Lorraine70.3+0.4 pts
179Notio Aigaio70.3-1.3 pts
181Liguria70.1+0.1 pts
182Haute-Normandie70+0.7 pts
182Kriti70+0.5 pts
184Małopolskie Series break69.9+0.9 pts
185Mazowiecki regionalny Series break69.8+1.4 pts
186Východné Slovensko69.7-0.1 pts
187Andalusia69.6-0.1 pts
187Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur69.6-0.5 pts
189Észak-Magyarország69.4+0.5 pts
190Asturias69.3+0.4 pts
190Attiki69.3+1 pts
192Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break69.1+0.8 pts
192Lubuskie Series break69.1+1 pts
192Nord-Vest69.1+0.1 pts
192Sjeverna Hrvatska69.1+1.2 pts
196Dél-Dunántúl69+0.5 pts
196Prov. Brabant wallon69-0.2 pts
196Prov. Luxembourg (BE)69+0.8 pts
199Picardie68.7-0.8 pts
200Lubelskie Series break68.5-0.9 pts
200Zachodniopomorskie Series break68.50 pts
202Ionia Nisia68.4-3.1 pts
203Świętokrzyskie Series break68.3+0.8 pts
204Melilla68.2-0.4 pts
204Sud-Muntenia68.2+0.3 pts
206Lazio68.1-0.6 pts
207Champagne-Ardenne67.9-1.2 pts
207Śląskie Series break67.9+0.6 pts
209Martinique67.8+1.2 pts
209Sud-Vest Oltenia67.8+0.8 pts
209Thessalia67.8+0.7 pts
212Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki67.5+1 pts
212Ceuta67.5-2 pts
212Sterea Elláda67.50 pts
215Severozapaden Series break67.4+1 pts
216Dytiki Makedonia67.3-1 pts
217Podkarpackie Series break67.2-0.4 pts
218Kentriki Makedonia66.9-0.4 pts
219Languedoc-Roussillon66.8-1 pts
220Ipeiros66-0.2 pts
221Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break65.9+0.3 pts
222Dytiki Elláda65.8-0.5 pts
223Abruzzo65.7+0.6 pts
223Nord-Pas de Calais65.70 pts
225Prov. Namur65.4-1.3 pts
226Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest65.2-0.3 pts
227Sud-Est64.7+1.6 pts
228Jadranska Hrvatska64.50 pts
229Centru63.6+2 pts
230Sardegna63.4+0.9 pts
231Prov. Liège63.3+0.2 pts
232Guadeloupe63+0.2 pts
233Vest62.7+0.7 pts
234Molise62.5+1 pts
235Panonska Hrvatska61-0.7 pts
236Prov. Hainaut60.9+0.1 pts
237La Réunion59.2-2.1 pts
238Basilicata57.1+0.5 pts
239Puglia54.6+0.2 pts
240Guyane53.9-0.8 pts
241Calabria53.4-0.5 pts
242Campania52.1-0.4 pts
243Sicilia51.8-0.3 pts
244Mayotte50.5-1 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. 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 84.8% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Mayotte, with 50.5% in 2019.

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.

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