EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Stockholm had the highest activity rate of 244 regions in 2020, at 85%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 44.8%. The median was 73.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 72.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest85Stockholm

Lowest44.8Mayotte

Median73.2244 regions

European Union (27)72.4History

Top 40 regions, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Stockholm	85	+0.2 pts
2	Åland	84.4	-0.4 pts
3	Småland med öarna	83.3	-1 pts
3	Västsverige	83.3	-1.2 pts
5	Sostinės regionas	83.2	+0.1 pts
5	Utrecht	83.2	+0.1 pts
7	Oberfranken Series break	82.9	+1.1 pts
8	Noord-Brabant	82.8	0 pts
9	Schwaben Series break	82.2	+0.4 pts
10	Mellersta Norrland	82.1	+0.3 pts
10	Zeeland	82.1	+0.9 pts
12	Övre Norrland	81.7	+0.7 pts
13	Noord-Holland	81.6	+0.3 pts
14	Dresden Series break	81.5	-0.9 pts
14	Oberbayern Series break	81.5	-1.3 pts
14	Overijssel	81.5	+0.1 pts
17	Chemnitz Series break	81.3	-0.7 pts
17	Flevoland	81.3	-0.5 pts
17	Hovedstaden	81.3	+0.3 pts
20	Gelderland	81.2	+0.7 pts
21	Friesland (NL)	81.1	-0.3 pts
22	Oberpfalz Series break	80.8	-0.3 pts
22	Östra Mellansverige	80.8	-0.5 pts
24	Niederbayern Series break	80.7	-1 pts
25	Sydsverige	80.6	+0.2 pts
25	Tübingen Series break	80.6	-0.8 pts
27	Brandenburg Series break	80.4	-0.4 pts
27	Freiburg Series break	80.4	-0.9 pts
27	Stuttgart Series break	80.4	-1.1 pts
30	Helsinki-Uusimaa	80.3	-0.3 pts
30	Thüringen Series break	80.3	-0.3 pts
32	Leipzig Series break	80	-1.2 pts
32	Norra Mellansverige	80	-1.5 pts
32	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	80	+0.5 pts
35	Zuid-Holland	79.9	-0.1 pts
36	Vorarlberg	79.8	+0.1 pts
37	Unterfranken Series break	79.7	-0.8 pts
38	Praha	79.5	-0.9 pts
39	Hamburg Series break	79.3	-0.6 pts
39	Karlsruhe Series break	79.3	-0.8 pts
41	Drenthe	79.2	-0.6 pts
41	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	79.2	+1.1 pts
43	Midtjylland	79.1	-0.1 pts
43	Mittelfranken Series break	79.1	-0.2 pts
43	Oberösterreich	79.1	-0.4 pts
46	Eesti	78.8	+0.4 pts
47	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	78.7	-1 pts
48	Warszawski stołeczny	78.6	-0.4 pts
49	Salzburg	78.5	-0.6 pts
50	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	78.4	+0.9 pts
51	Detmold Series break	78.3	-0.1 pts
51	Länsi-Suomi	78.3	+0.3 pts
53	Kassel Series break	78.2	-1 pts
53	Latvija	78.2	+0.9 pts
55	Berlin Series break	78.1	-1.1 pts
55	Bratislavský kraj	78.1	-0.9 pts
57	Střední Čechy	78	-0.1 pts
58	Darmstadt Series break	77.9	-0.9 pts
59	Budapest	77.7	+1.4 pts
59	Trier Series break	77.7	-3.6 pts
61	Etelä-Suomi	77.6	+0.2 pts
62	Weser-Ems Series break	77.5	-1.3 pts
63	Hannover Series break	77.4	-0.7 pts
63	Koblenz Series break	77.4	-2 pts
63	Niederösterreich	77.4	-0.2 pts
63	Sjælland	77.4	-0.2 pts
67	Syddanmark	77.3	-0.4 pts
67	Tirol	77.3	-0.8 pts
69	Limburg (NL)	77.2	-0.9 pts
70	Lüneburg Series break	77.1	-2.7 pts
70	Münster Series break	77.1	-0.3 pts
72	Kýpros	76.9	-0.2 pts
73	Steiermark	76.8	-0.4 pts
73	Yugozapaden	76.8	-0.8 pts
75	Nordjylland	76.6	-0.8 pts
76	Jihovýchod	76.5	+0.1 pts
76	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	76.5	+0.6 pts
78	Community of Madrid	76.4	-0.8 pts
78	Grande Lisboa	76.4	-1.5 pts
80	Jihozápad	76.3	-0.3 pts
81	Köln Series break	76.1	-0.1 pts
82	Braunschweig Series break	76	-1 pts
82	Groningen	76	-0.3 pts
82	Malta	76	+1.2 pts
82	Severovýchod	76	-0.1 pts
86	Saarland Series break	75.9	-0.6 pts
87	Bucureşti-Ilfov	75.7	+1.6 pts
87	Grad Zagreb	75.7	+1.7 pts
87	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	75.7	-0.3 pts
90	Algarve	75.4	-3 pts
90	Catalonia	75.4	-1.8 pts
90	Zahodna Slovenija	75.4	-1.2 pts
93	Aragon	75.2	-1.3 pts
94	Burgenland	75.1	+0.4 pts
94	Nyugat-Dunántúl	75.1	-0.2 pts
96	Arnsberg Series break	75	-0.8 pts
96	Bremen Series break	75	-0.8 pts
96	Península de Setúbal	75	-2 pts
96	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	75	-1.3 pts
96	Severozápad	75	+0.3 pts
101	La Rioja	74.9	-1.4 pts
101	Nord-Est	74.9	+0.1 pts
103	Düsseldorf Series break	74.8	-0.6 pts
103	Střední Morava	74.8	-0.7 pts
105	Moravskoslezsko	74.4	-1.1 pts
106	Poitou-Charentes	74.3	+0.3 pts
107	Alentejo	74.2	-1 pts
108	Pest	74.1	+0.3 pts
109	Balearic Islands	73.9	-2.8 pts
109	Vzhodna Slovenija	73.9	-0.2 pts
111	Ile-de-France	73.8	-0.4 pts
111	Közép-Dunántúl	73.8	+0.4 pts
111	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	73.8	+0.2 pts
111	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	73.8	-0.5 pts
115	Kärnten	73.7	-1.4 pts
116	Norte	73.6	-0.4 pts
117	Corse	73.5	+1.7 pts
118	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	73.4	-1.6 pts
119	Rhône-Alpes	73.3	-1.1 pts
119	Wien	73.3	-0.8 pts
121	Centro (PT)	73.2	-2.1 pts
121	Gießen Series break	73.2	-3.1 pts
121	Łódzkie	73.2	+1.4 pts
124	Dolnośląskie	73.1	0 pts
124	Eastern and Midland	73.1	-1.7 pts
124	Emilia-Romagna	73.1	-1.5 pts
124	Západné Slovensko	73.1	0 pts
128	Bourgogne	72.9	-0.4 pts
129	Basque Country	72.8	-1.4 pts
129	Pomorskie	72.8	-0.5 pts
131	Castile and León	72.7	-1.5 pts
131	Severen tsentralen	72.7	-0.9 pts
133	Dél-Alföld	72.6	+0.2 pts
134	Franche-Comté	72.5	+0.1 pts
135	Pays de la Loire	72.4	-0.7 pts
135	Stredné Slovensko	72.4	-0.2 pts
137	Aquitaine	72.2	-1.7 pts
137	Luxembourg	72.2	+0.2 pts
139	Navarre	72.1	-2.1 pts
139	Valencian Community	72.1	-1.6 pts
141	Alsace	71.9	-2.4 pts
141	Centre - Val de Loire	71.9	-0.8 pts
143	Wielkopolskie	71.8	-0.8 pts
144	Voreio Aigaio	71.7	-2 pts
145	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	71.6	-1.2 pts
146	Auvergne	71.5	+0.1 pts
146	Severoiztochen	71.5	-0.5 pts
148	Basse-Normandie	71.3	-0.9 pts
148	Galicia	71.3	-1.1 pts
148	Opolskie	71.3	+0.1 pts
148	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	71.3	-1.9 pts
152	Castilla-La Mancha	71.2	-1.4 pts
152	Peloponnisos	71.2	+0.7 pts
154	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	71.1	+0.1 pts
155	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	71	-1.2 pts
155	Região Autónoma da Madeira	71	-2.1 pts
157	Toscana	70.9	-0.9 pts
157	Yugoiztochen	70.9	-1.8 pts
159	Észak-Alföld	70.8	-0.3 pts
159	Haute-Normandie	70.8	+0.8 pts
159	Mazowiecki regionalny	70.8	+1 pts
159	Southern	70.8	-0.7 pts
163	Midi-Pyrénées	70.7	-2.3 pts
163	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	70.7	+1.1 pts
165	Bretagne	70.6	-1.7 pts
165	Prov. Antwerpen	70.6	-1.2 pts
167	Małopolskie	70.5	+0.6 pts
167	Podlaskie	70.5	0 pts
169	Cantabria	70.4	-1.2 pts
169	Lombardia	70.4	-2.1 pts
169	Region of Murcia	70.4	-1 pts
172	Northern and Western	70.3	-1.7 pts
172	Świętokrzyskie	70.3	+2 pts
174	Veneto	70.1	-1.6 pts
174	Yuzhen tsentralen	70.1	-1.5 pts
176	Piemonte	70	-1.6 pts
177	Região Autónoma dos Açores	69.8	-1.4 pts
178	Lubuskie	69.7	+0.6 pts
179	Prov. Limburg (BE)	69.5	-1.2 pts
179	Východné Slovensko	69.5	-0.2 pts
179	Zachodniopomorskie	69.5	+1 pts
182	Extremadura	69.4	-1.7 pts
182	Limousin	69.4	-2.6 pts
182	Umbria	69.4	-1.3 pts
185	Lubelskie	69.3	+0.8 pts
185	Marche	69.3	-2 pts
185	Nord-Vest	69.3	+0.2 pts
188	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	69.2	+0.2 pts
189	Észak-Magyarország	69.1	-0.3 pts
190	Kujawsko-pomorskie	69	-0.1 pts
191	Sjeverna Hrvatska	68.9	-0.2 pts
192	Asturias	68.8	-0.5 pts
192	Canary Islands	68.8	-3.2 pts
194	Attiki	68.7	-0.6 pts
195	Kriti	68.6	-1.4 pts
196	Melilla	68.5	+0.3 pts
196	Prov. Brabant wallon	68.5	-0.5 pts
196	Sud-Muntenia	68.5	+0.3 pts
199	Lorraine	68.4	-1.9 pts
200	Languedoc-Roussillon	68.3	+1.5 pts
200	Liguria	68.3	-1.8 pts
202	Dél-Dunántúl	68.2	-0.8 pts
203	Andalusia	68	-1.6 pts
203	Severozapaden	68	+0.6 pts
203	Śląskie	68	+0.1 pts
206	Sud-Vest Oltenia	67.9	+0.1 pts
207	Picardie	67.7	-1 pts
207	Sterea Elláda	67.7	+0.2 pts
209	Podkarpackie	67.6	+0.4 pts
210	Thessalia	66.9	-0.9 pts
210	Warmińsko-mazurskie	66.9	+1 pts
212	Champagne-Ardenne	66.4	-1.5 pts
212	Lazio	66.4	-1.7 pts
214	Ionia Nisia	66.3	-2.1 pts
215	Kentriki Makedonia	65.9	-1 pts
215	Prov. Namur	65.9	+0.5 pts
217	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	65.7	-1.8 pts
218	Nord-Pas de Calais	65.5	-0.2 pts
219	Sud-Est	65.4	+0.7 pts
220	Jadranska Hrvatska	65.2	+0.7 pts
221	Centru	65	+1.4 pts
222	Ceuta	64.8	-2.7 pts
223	Martinique	64.7	-3.1 pts
223	Prov. Liège	64.7	+1.4 pts
225	Dytiki Elláda	64.6	-1.2 pts
225	Ipeiros	64.6	-1.4 pts
225	Notio Aigaio	64.6	-5.7 pts
225	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	64.6	-0.6 pts
229	Dytiki Makedonia	63.4	-3.9 pts
230	Abruzzo	63.3	-2.4 pts
231	Vest	63.1	+0.4 pts
232	Panonska Hrvatska	62	+1 pts
233	Guadeloupe	61.9	-1.1 pts
234	Sardegna	60.4	-3 pts
235	Prov. Hainaut	60	-0.9 pts
236	Molise	59.6	-2.9 pts
237	La Réunion	58.4	-0.8 pts
238	Basilicata	55.7	-1.4 pts
239	Puglia	53.8	-0.8 pts
240	Calabria	51.6	-1.8 pts
241	Sicilia	50.1	-1.7 pts
242	Guyane	50	-3.9 pts
243	Campania	49.9	-2.2 pts
244	Mayotte	44.8	-5.7 pts

Other periods

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank EU regions by activity rate using official data, and cite the source.

rank_places {"indicator":"activity_rate","level":"region","within":"European Union (27)","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=activity_rate&level=region&within=European%20Union%20(27)&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which region has the highest activity rate?

Stockholm, with 85% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Mayotte, with 44.8% in 2020.

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.