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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Åland had the highest activity rate of 243 regions in 2021, at 86.9%. Guyane had the lowest, at 48.5%. The median was 74.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 73.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.9Åland
Lowest48.5Guyane
Median74.4243 regions
European Union (27)73.6History

Top 40 regions, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

ÅlandÅland: 86.9 %86.9ZeelandZeeland: 85.7 %85.7Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 85.5 %85.5UtrechtUtrecht: 85.3 %85.3StockholmStockholm: 85.2 %85.2Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 83.8 %83.8GelderlandGelderland: 83.8 %83.8Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 83.8 %83.8OverijsselOverijssel: 83.8 %83.8Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 83.6 %83.6FlevolandFlevoland: 83.2 %83.2VästsverigeVästsverige: 83.2 %83.2Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 83 %83Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 82.9 %82.9DrentheDrenthe: 82.3 %82.3Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 82.3 %82.3ChemnitzChemnitz: 82.2 %82.2SchwabenSchwaben: 82 %82OberbayernOberbayern: 81.8 %81.8OberpfalzOberpfalz: 81.8 %81.8NiederbayernNiederbayern: 81.7 %81.7UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 81.6 %81.6Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 81.4 %81.4GroningenGroningen: 81.3 %81.3Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 81.3 %81.3SydsverigeSydsverige: 81.3 %81.3FreiburgFreiburg: 81.2 %81.2HovedstadenHovedstaden: 81.2 %81.2Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 80.9 %80.9OberfrankenOberfranken: 80.9 %80.9BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.7 %80.7ThüringenThüringen: 80.7 %80.7Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 80.7 %80.7Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 80.6 %80.6DresdenDresden: 80.6 %80.6TübingenTübingen: 80.6 %80.6BudapestBudapest: 80.5 %80.5Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 80.5 %80.5LeipzigLeipzig: 80.4 %80.4MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 80.3 %80.3
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Åland Series break86.9+2.5 pts
2Zeeland Series break85.7+3.6 pts
3Noord-Brabant Series break85.5+2.7 pts
4Utrecht Series break85.3+2.1 pts
5Stockholm Series break85.2+0.2 pts
6Friesland (NL) Series break83.8+2.7 pts
6Gelderland Series break83.8+2.6 pts
6Noord-Holland Series break83.8+2.2 pts
6Overijssel Series break83.8+2.3 pts
10Mellersta Norrland Series break83.6+1.5 pts
11Flevoland Series break83.2+1.9 pts
11Västsverige Series break83.2-0.1 pts
13Sostinės regionas Series break83-0.2 pts
14Zuid-Holland Series break82.9+3 pts
15Drenthe Series break82.3+3.1 pts
15Småland med öarna Series break82.3-1 pts
17Chemnitz Series break82.2+0.9 pts
18Schwaben Series break82-0.2 pts
19Oberbayern Series break81.8+0.3 pts
19Oberpfalz Series break81.8+1 pts
21Niederbayern Series break81.7+1 pts
22Unterfranken Series break81.6+1.9 pts
23Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break81.4+1.1 pts
24Groningen Series break81.3+5.3 pts
24Östra Mellansverige Series break81.3+0.5 pts
24Sydsverige Series break81.3+0.7 pts
27Freiburg Series break81.2+0.8 pts
27Hovedstaden Series break81.2-0.1 pts
29Limburg (NL) Series break80.9+3.7 pts
29Oberfranken Series break80.9-2 pts
31Brandenburg Series break80.7+0.3 pts
31Thüringen Series break80.7+0.4 pts
31Warszawski stołeczny Series break80.7+2.1 pts
34Bratislavský kraj Series break80.6+2.5 pts
34Dresden Series break80.6-0.9 pts
34Tübingen Series break80.60 pts
37Budapest Series break80.5+2.8 pts
37Norra Mellansverige Series break80.5+0.5 pts
39Leipzig Series break80.4+0.4 pts
40Mittelfranken Series break80.3+1.2 pts
40Stuttgart Series break80.3-0.1 pts
42Lüneburg Series break80.1+3 pts
43Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break79.7+0.5 pts
44Schleswig-Holstein Series break79.6+0.9 pts
45Praha Series break79.50 pts
45Vorarlberg Series break79.5-0.3 pts
47Hamburg Series break79.4+0.1 pts
47Karlsruhe Series break79.4+0.1 pts
47Sachsen-Anhalt Series break79.4-0.6 pts
50Oberösterreich Series break79.3+0.2 pts
50Övre Norrland Series break79.3-2.4 pts
52Midtjylland Series break79.2+0.1 pts
52Salzburg Series break79.2+0.7 pts
54Eesti Series break79.1+0.3 pts
55Koblenz Series break78.8+1.4 pts
55Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break78.8+0.4 pts
55Syddanmark Series break78.8+1.5 pts
58Sjælland Series break78.6+1.2 pts
59Kassel Series break78.5+0.3 pts
60Hannover Series break78.3+0.9 pts
60Länsi-Suomi Series break78.30 pts
60Nordjylland Series break78.3+1.7 pts
60Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break78.3+3.2 pts
64Etelä-Suomi Series break78.1+0.5 pts
65Community of Madrid Series break78+1.6 pts
66Berlin Series break77.9-0.2 pts
66Niederösterreich Series break77.9+0.5 pts
66Pest Series break77.9+3.8 pts
66Střední Čechy Series break77.9-0.1 pts
66Tirol Series break77.9+0.6 pts
66Trier Series break77.9+0.2 pts
72Detmold Series break77.8-0.5 pts
73Kýpros Series break77.7+0.8 pts
74Közép-Dunántúl Series break77.6+3.8 pts
74Weser-Ems Series break77.6+0.1 pts
76Jihozápad Series break77.5+1.2 pts
77Grande Lisboa Series break77.2+0.8 pts
77Münster Series break77.2+0.1 pts
79Malta Series break77.1+1.1 pts
80La Rioja Series break77+2.1 pts
81Darmstadt Series break76.8-1.1 pts
82Algarve Series break76.7+1.3 pts
82Catalonia Series break76.7+1.3 pts
84Braunschweig Series break76.6+0.6 pts
84Grad Zagreb Series break76.6+0.9 pts
84Saarland Series break76.6+0.7 pts
84Yugozapaden Series break76.6-0.2 pts
88Zahodna Slovenija Series break76.5+1.1 pts
89Jihovýchod Series break76.4-0.1 pts
90Dél-Alföld Series break76.2+3.6 pts
90Steiermark Series break76.2-0.6 pts
90Západné Slovensko Series break76.2+3.1 pts
93Balearic Islands Series break76.1+2.2 pts
93Köln Series break76.10 pts
93Severovýchod Series break76.1+0.1 pts
93Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Series break76.1-0.4 pts
97Aquitaine Series break76+3.8 pts
97Eastern and Midland Series break76+2.9 pts
97Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break76+0.3 pts
97Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break76+2.2 pts
101Aragon Series break75.9+0.7 pts
102Ile-de-France Series break75.8+2 pts
102Latvija Series break75.8-2.4 pts
104Burgenland Series break75.7+0.6 pts
105Wielkopolskie Series break75.6+3.8 pts
106Alentejo Series break75.5+1.3 pts
107Bucureşti-Ilfov Series break75.4-0.3 pts
107Wien Series break75.4+2.1 pts
109Gießen Series break75.3+2.1 pts
110Rhône-Alpes Series break75.2+1.9 pts
111Severozápad Series break750 pts
112Kärnten Series break74.9+1.2 pts
112Moravskoslezsko Series break74.9+0.5 pts
112Península de Setúbal Series break74.9-0.1 pts
112Střední Morava Series break74.9+0.1 pts
116Alsace Series break74.8+2.9 pts
116Opolskie Series break74.8+3.5 pts
118Dolnośląskie Series break74.7+1.6 pts
119Arnsberg Series break74.6-0.4 pts
119Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break74.6+0.8 pts
121Basque Country Series break74.5+1.7 pts
122Centro (PT) Series break74.4+1.2 pts
122Düsseldorf Series break74.4-0.4 pts
122Norte Series break74.4+0.8 pts
125Bremen Series break74.3-0.7 pts
125Centre - Val de Loire Series break74.3+2.4 pts
125Pays de la Loire Series break74.3+1.9 pts
125Stredné Slovensko Series break74.3+1.9 pts
129Bretagne Series break74.2+3.6 pts
129Limousin Series break74.2+4.8 pts
129Łódzkie Series break74.2+1 pts
132Bourgogne Series break74.1+1.2 pts
132Észak-Alföld Series break74.1+3.3 pts
132Navarre Series break74.1+2 pts
135Pomorskie Series break74+1.2 pts
136Vzhodna Slovenija Series break73.7-0.2 pts
137Midi-Pyrénées Series break73.6+2.9 pts
137Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break73.6-1.4 pts
139Castile and León Series break73.4+0.7 pts
139Oeste e Vale do Tejo Series break73.40 pts
141Castilla-La Mancha Series break73.3+2.1 pts
141Northern and Western Series break73.3+3 pts
143Luxembourg Series break73.2+1 pts
144Auvergne Series break73.1+1.6 pts
145Southern Series break73+2.2 pts
145Valencian Community Series break73+0.9 pts
147Haute-Normandie Series break72.9+2.1 pts
147Podlaskie Series break72.9+2.4 pts
149Basse-Normandie Series break72.8+1.5 pts
150Severoiztochen Series break72.7+1.2 pts
151Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break72.6+3.6 pts
152Emilia-Romagna Series break72.5-0.6 pts
153Cantabria Series break72.2+1.8 pts
154Észak-Magyarország Series break72.1+3 pts
154Region of Murcia Series break72.1+1.7 pts
156Franche-Comté Series break72-0.5 pts
156Galicia Series break72+0.7 pts
156Mazowiecki regionalny Series break72+1.2 pts
159Poitou-Charentes Series break71.9-2.4 pts
160Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break71.8+0.5 pts
161Peloponnisos Series break71.7+0.5 pts
161Świętokrzyskie Series break71.7+1.4 pts
163Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break71.6+0.9 pts
164Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break71.5+0.4 pts
164Severen tsentralen Series break71.5-1.2 pts
166Dél-Dunántúl Series break71.4+3.2 pts
166Lubelskie Series break71.4+2.1 pts
166Prov. Antwerpen Series break71.4+0.8 pts
169Toscana Series break71.1+0.2 pts
170Śląskie Series break71+3 pts
171Zachodniopomorskie Series break70.9+1.4 pts
172Extremadura Series break70.8+1.4 pts
172Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break70.8+1.3 pts
174Lombardia Series break70.7+0.3 pts
174Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break70.7-0.9 pts
174Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break70.7-0.3 pts
177Małopolskie Series break70.6+0.1 pts
177Prov. Brabant wallon Series break70.6+2.1 pts
177Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break70.6+1.4 pts
177Východné Slovensko Series break70.6+1.1 pts
181Yugoiztochen Series break70.5-0.4 pts
182Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break70.4-0.6 pts
183Piemonte Series break70.3+0.3 pts
184Andalusia Series break70.1+2.1 pts
184Champagne-Ardenne Series break70.1+3.7 pts
184Lubuskie Series break70.1+0.4 pts
187Asturias Series break69.9+1.1 pts
187Canary Islands Series break69.9+1.1 pts
189Picardie Series break69.8+2.1 pts
190Lorraine Series break69.6+1.2 pts
191Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break69.5+2.6 pts
192Liguria Series break69.4+1.1 pts
192Veneto Series break69.4-0.7 pts
194Nord-Pas de Calais Series break69.3+3.8 pts
195Languedoc-Roussillon Series break69.2+0.9 pts
195Marche Series break69.2-0.1 pts
195Yuzhen tsentralen Series break69.2-0.9 pts
198Umbria Series break69.1-0.3 pts
199Attiki Series break69+0.3 pts
200Sjeverna Hrvatska Series break68.7-0.2 pts
201Voreio Aigaio Series break68.6-3.1 pts
202Corse Series break68.4-5.1 pts
203Região Autónoma dos Açores Series break68.2-1.6 pts
204Nord-Vest Series break68.1-1.2 pts
205Kriti Series break68-0.6 pts
205Thessalia Series break68+1.1 pts
207Jadranska Hrvatska Series break67.8+2.6 pts
208Sterea Elláda Series break67.6-0.1 pts
209Severozapaden Series break67.4-0.6 pts
210Melilla Series break66.8-1.7 pts
211Lazio Series break66.6+0.2 pts
212Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Series break66.4+0.7 pts
213Notio Aigaio Series break66.2+1.6 pts
213Podkarpackie Series break66.2-1.4 pts
215Prov. Liège Series break65.9+1.2 pts
216Prov. Namur Series break65.7-0.2 pts
217Dytiki Elláda Series break65.6+1 pts
217Nord-Est Series break65.6-9.3 pts
219Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break65.5+0.9 pts
220Ceuta Series break65.4+0.6 pts
220Ionia Nisia Series break65.4-0.9 pts
222Dytiki Makedonia Series break65.2+1.8 pts
223Panonska Hrvatska Series break65.1+3.1 pts
223Sud-Muntenia Series break65.1-3.4 pts
225Martinique Series break64.9+0.2 pts
226Kentriki Makedonia Series break64.4-1.5 pts
227Abruzzo Series break63.9+0.6 pts
228Centru Series break63.5-1.5 pts
229Guadeloupe Series break62.9+1 pts
230Prov. Hainaut Series break62.3+2.3 pts
231Sardegna Series break62.1+1.7 pts
232Sud-Est Series break61.8-3.6 pts
233Vest Series break61.5-1.6 pts
234Sud-Vest Oltenia Series break61.4-6.5 pts
235Ipeiros Series break59.9-4.7 pts
236La Réunion Series break59.4+1 pts
237Molise Series break58.9-0.7 pts
238Basilicata Series break57.4+1.7 pts
239Puglia Series break54.8+1 pts
240Calabria Series break51.5-0.1 pts
240Campania Series break51.5+1.6 pts
242Sicilia Series break50.7+0.6 pts
243Guyane Series break48.5-1.5 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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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 86.9% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Guyane, with 48.5% in 2021.

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. 1 regions have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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