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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Åland had the highest activity rate of 243 regions in 2022, at 86.4%. Guyane had the lowest, at 48.9%. The median was 75.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 74.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.4Åland
Lowest48.9Guyane
Median75.5243 regions
European Union (27)74.5History

Top 40 regions, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

ÅlandÅland: 86.4 %86.4UtrechtUtrecht: 86.4 %86.4Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 85.9 %85.9StockholmStockholm: 85.8 %85.8OverijsselOverijssel: 85.3 %85.3GelderlandGelderland: 85.2 %85.2Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 85.2 %85.2DrentheDrenthe: 84.9 %84.9ZeelandZeeland: 84.9 %84.9Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 84.6 %84.6FlevolandFlevoland: 84.4 %84.4Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 84.2 %84.2Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 83.9 %83.9GroningenGroningen: 83.8 %83.8VästsverigeVästsverige: 83.8 %83.8Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 83.6 %83.6Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 83.4 %83.4NiederbayernNiederbayern: 83 %83OberbayernOberbayern: 82.7 %82.7SchwabenSchwaben: 82.7 %82.7Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 82.6 %82.6HovedstadenHovedstaden: 82.5 %82.5LeipzigLeipzig: 82.2 %82.2TübingenTübingen: 82.2 %82.2Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 82.1 %82.1OberpfalzOberpfalz: 82 %82SydsverigeSydsverige: 81.9 %81.9FreiburgFreiburg: 81.7 %81.7Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 81.7 %81.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 81.5 %81.5Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 81.5 %81.5Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 81.4 %81.4BudapestBudapest: 81.4 %81.4OberfrankenOberfranken: 81.4 %81.4TrierTrier: 81.3 %81.3DresdenDresden: 81.2 %81.2EestiEesti: 81.2 %81.2Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 81.2 %81.2StuttgartStuttgart: 81.1 %81.1UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 80.9 %80.9
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Åland86.4-0.5 pts
1Utrecht86.4+1.1 pts
3Noord-Brabant85.9+0.4 pts
4Stockholm85.8+0.6 pts
5Overijssel85.3+1.5 pts
6Gelderland85.2+1.4 pts
6Noord-Holland85.2+1.4 pts
8Drenthe84.9+2.6 pts
8Zeeland84.9-0.8 pts
10Friesland (NL)84.6+0.8 pts
11Flevoland84.4+1.2 pts
12Mellersta Norrland84.2+0.6 pts
13Småland med öarna83.9+1.6 pts
14Groningen83.8+2.5 pts
14Västsverige83.8+0.6 pts
16Zuid-Holland83.6+0.7 pts
17Sostinės regionas83.4+0.4 pts
18Niederbayern83+1.3 pts
19Oberbayern82.7+0.9 pts
19Schwaben82.7+0.7 pts
21Norra Mellansverige82.6+2.1 pts
22Hovedstaden82.5+1.3 pts
23Leipzig82.2+1.8 pts
23Tübingen82.2+1.6 pts
25Helsinki-Uusimaa82.1+0.7 pts
26Oberpfalz82+0.2 pts
27Sydsverige81.9+0.6 pts
28Freiburg81.7+0.5 pts
28Övre Norrland81.7+2.4 pts
30Chemnitz81.5-0.7 pts
30Limburg (NL)81.5+0.6 pts
32Bratislavský kraj81.4+0.8 pts
32Budapest81.4+0.9 pts
32Oberfranken81.4+0.5 pts
35Trier81.3+3.4 pts
36Dresden81.2+0.6 pts
36Eesti81.2+2.1 pts
36Warszawski stołeczny81.2+0.5 pts
39Stuttgart81.1+0.8 pts
40Unterfranken80.9-0.7 pts
41Mittelfranken80.8+0.5 pts
41Östra Mellansverige80.8-0.5 pts
43Brandenburg80.6-0.1 pts
43Lüneburg80.6+0.5 pts
45Tirol80.4+2.5 pts
46Koblenz80.3+1.5 pts
47Praha80.2+0.7 pts
47Salzburg80.2+1 pts
47Thüringen80.2-0.5 pts
50Midtjylland80+0.8 pts
50Oberösterreich80+0.7 pts
50Weser-Ems80+2.4 pts
53Karlsruhe79.9+0.5 pts
54Etelä-Suomi79.8+1.7 pts
55Sachsen-Anhalt79.7+0.3 pts
56Vorarlberg79.4-0.1 pts
57Länsi-Suomi79.3+1 pts
57Malta79.3+2.2 pts
57Nordjylland79.3+1 pts
57Syddanmark79.3+0.5 pts
61Kýpros79.2+1.5 pts
61Schleswig-Holstein79.2-0.4 pts
63Berlin79.1+1.2 pts
63Hannover79.1+0.8 pts
63Mecklenburg-Vorpommern79.1-0.6 pts
66Hamburg78.9-0.5 pts
66Nyugat-Dunántúl78.9+0.6 pts
68Grande Lisboa78.8+1.6 pts
69Közép-Dunántúl78.7+1.1 pts
70Sjælland78.60 pts
71Yugozapaden78.3+1.7 pts
72Algarve78.1+1.4 pts
72Münster78.1+0.9 pts
72Rheinhessen-Pfalz78.1-0.7 pts
75Eastern and Midland78+2 pts
75Střední Čechy78+0.1 pts
77Braunschweig77.9+1.3 pts
77Community of Madrid77.9-0.1 pts
77Darmstadt77.9+1.1 pts
77Gießen77.9+2.6 pts
77Zahodna Slovenija77.9+1.4 pts
82Jihozápad77.8+0.3 pts
82Niederösterreich77.8-0.1 pts
84Kassel77.7-0.8 pts
84Pest77.7-0.2 pts
86Steiermark77.6+1.4 pts
87Detmold77.4-0.4 pts
87Köln77.4+1.3 pts
89Saarland77.2+0.6 pts
90Arnsberg77+2.4 pts
90Jihovýchod77+0.6 pts
92Alentejo76.8+1.3 pts
92Latvija76.8+1 pts
92Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi76.8+0.8 pts
95Aquitaine76.7+0.7 pts
95Balearic Islands76.7+0.6 pts
97Aragon76.6+0.7 pts
97Burgenland76.6+0.9 pts
97Centro (PT)76.6+2.2 pts
97La Rioja76.6-0.4 pts
97Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas76.6+0.5 pts
102Severovýchod76.5+0.4 pts
102Západné Slovensko76.5+0.3 pts
104Catalonia76.4-0.3 pts
104Düsseldorf76.4+2 pts
104Grad Zagreb76.4-0.2 pts
104Střední Morava76.4+1.5 pts
108Bucureşti-Ilfov76.3+0.9 pts
108Stredné Slovensko76.3+2 pts
110Dél-Alföld76.20 pts
110Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen76.2+0.2 pts
110Rhône-Alpes76.2+1 pts
113Kärnten76+1.1 pts
113Łódzkie76+1.8 pts
113Moravskoslezsko76+1.1 pts
116Alsace75.9+1.1 pts
116Ile-de-France75.9+0.1 pts
118Península de Setúbal75.8+0.9 pts
118Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen75.8+2.2 pts
118Severoiztochen75.8+3.1 pts
121Severozápad75.6+0.6 pts
122Midi-Pyrénées75.5+1.9 pts
122Northern and Western75.5+2.2 pts
124Southern75.4+2.4 pts
125Észak-Alföld75.3+1.2 pts
126Norte75.2+0.8 pts
126Wielkopolskie75.2-0.4 pts
128Dolnośląskie75.1+0.4 pts
128Franche-Comté75.1+3.1 pts
128Pomorskie75.1+1.1 pts
131Oeste e Vale do Tejo75+1.6 pts
132Basque Country74.9+0.4 pts
132Navarre74.9+0.8 pts
132Prov. West-Vlaanderen74.9+0.3 pts
135Castile and León74.8+1.4 pts
135Pays de la Loire74.8+0.5 pts
135Wien74.8-0.6 pts
138Bourgogne74.6+0.5 pts
138Vzhodna Slovenija74.6+0.9 pts
140Észak-Magyarország74.2+2.1 pts
141Podlaskie74.1+1.2 pts
141Valencian Community74.1+1.1 pts
143Bremen74-0.3 pts
144Auvergne73.9+0.8 pts
144Haute-Normandie73.9+1 pts
144Kujawsko-pomorskie73.9+1.3 pts
144Limousin73.9-0.3 pts
148Basse-Normandie73.8+1 pts
148Prov. Antwerpen73.8+2.4 pts
148Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste73.8+2 pts
151Castilla-La Mancha73.7+0.4 pts
151Dél-Dunántúl73.7+2.3 pts
153Centre - Val de Loire73.6-0.7 pts
153Mazowiecki regionalny73.6+1.6 pts
155Emilia-Romagna73.5+1 pts
155Luxembourg73.5+0.3 pts
157Opolskie73.3-1.5 pts
157Peloponnisos73.3+1.6 pts
159Bretagne73.1-1.1 pts
159Poitou-Charentes73.1+1.2 pts
159Toscana73.1+2 pts
162Lubelskie73+1.6 pts
162Prov. Limburg (BE)73+2.2 pts
162Východné Slovensko73+2.4 pts
165Galicia72.8+0.8 pts
165Świętokrzyskie72.8+1.1 pts
167Friuli-Venezia Giulia72.4+0.9 pts
168Champagne-Ardenne72.3+2.2 pts
168Provincia Autonoma di Trento72.3+1.6 pts
168Severen tsentralen72.3+0.8 pts
171Prov. Brabant wallon72.1+1.5 pts
171Yugoiztochen72.1+1.6 pts
171Zachodniopomorskie72.1+1.2 pts
174Cantabria71.9-0.3 pts
175Região Autónoma da Madeira71.8+1.4 pts
175Region of Murcia71.8-0.3 pts
175Śląskie71.8+0.8 pts
178Canary Islands71.7+1.8 pts
178Lombardia71.7+1 pts
180Picardie71.6+1.8 pts
181Lubuskie71.4+1.3 pts
181Marche71.4+2.2 pts
183Extremadura71.2+0.4 pts
183Languedoc-Roussillon71.2+2 pts
183Thessalia71.2+3.2 pts
186Attiki71.1+2.1 pts
187Liguria71+1.6 pts
187Piemonte71+0.7 pts
189Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur70.8-0.8 pts
189Região Autónoma dos Açores70.8+2.6 pts
189Sterea Elláda70.8+3.2 pts
189Veneto70.8+1.4 pts
193Kriti70.7+2.7 pts
193Lorraine70.7+1.1 pts
195Sjeverna Hrvatska70.6+1.9 pts
196Ceuta70.5+5.1 pts
196Małopolskie70.5-0.1 pts
196Prov. Luxembourg (BE)70.5-0.1 pts
199Prov. Vlaams-Brabant70.3-0.4 pts
200Yuzhen tsentralen70.2+1 pts
201Warmińsko-mazurskie70.1+0.6 pts
202Andalusia69.9-0.2 pts
203Umbria69.8+0.7 pts
204Jadranska Hrvatska69.5+1.7 pts
205Nord-Pas de Calais69.30 pts
206Asturias69.1-0.8 pts
207Voreio Aigaio68.9+0.3 pts
208Nord-Vest68.8+0.7 pts
209Kentriki Makedonia67.8+3.4 pts
210Corse67.7-0.7 pts
210Ionia Nisia67.7+2.3 pts
210Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest67.7+2.2 pts
213Nord-Est67.5+1.9 pts
214Ipeiros67.3+7.4 pts
215Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki67.2+0.8 pts
216Lazio67.1+0.5 pts
217Severozapaden66.9-0.5 pts
218Podkarpackie66.6+0.4 pts
219Prov. Namur66.5+0.8 pts
220Notio Aigaio66.20 pts
221Sud-Muntenia65.7+0.6 pts
222Melilla65.6-1.2 pts
223Centru65.5+2 pts
224Martinique65.4+0.5 pts
224Panonska Hrvatska65.4+0.3 pts
226Prov. Liège65-0.9 pts
227Abruzzo64.7+0.8 pts
228Dytiki Elláda64.5-1.1 pts
229Dytiki Makedonia63.7-1.5 pts
230Sud-Est62.8+1 pts
231Sud-Vest Oltenia62.7+1.3 pts
231Vest62.7+1.2 pts
233Guadeloupe62.6-0.3 pts
234Prov. Hainaut62.4+0.1 pts
235Sardegna62.2+0.1 pts
236Molise61.5+2.6 pts
237La Réunion59.7+0.3 pts
238Basilicata57.3-0.1 pts
239Puglia56.3+1.5 pts
240Campania52.6+1.1 pts
241Sicilia51.2+0.5 pts
242Calabria51.1-0.4 pts
243Guyane48.9+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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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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Questions

Which region has the highest activity rate?

Åland, with 86.4% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Guyane, with 48.9% in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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