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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Utrecht had the highest activity rate of 243 regions in 2023, at 86.9%. Guyane had the lowest, at 51%. The median was 76.1% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 75%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.9Utrecht
Lowest51Guyane
Median76.1243 regions
European Union (27)75History

Top 40 regions, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

UtrechtUtrecht: 86.9 %86.9Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 86.8 %86.8OverijsselOverijssel: 86.5 %86.5Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 86.2 %86.2GelderlandGelderland: 86 %86Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 85.9 %85.9DrentheDrenthe: 85.7 %85.7StockholmStockholm: 85.6 %85.6ZeelandZeeland: 85.1 %85.1FlevolandFlevoland: 84.9 %84.9Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 84.5 %84.5VästsverigeVästsverige: 84.5 %84.5TrierTrier: 84.4 %84.4Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 84.4 %84.4ÅlandÅland: 83.9 %83.9SydsverigeSydsverige: 83.5 %83.5Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 83.3 %83.3OberfrankenOberfranken: 83.3 %83.3Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 83.2 %83.2GroningenGroningen: 82.9 %82.9Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 82.9 %82.9Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 82.9 %82.9NiederbayernNiederbayern: 82.8 %82.8OberbayernOberbayern: 82.8 %82.8HovedstadenHovedstaden: 82.7 %82.7LeipzigLeipzig: 82.6 %82.6SchwabenSchwaben: 82.6 %82.6Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 82.3 %82.3TübingenTübingen: 82.3 %82.3Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 82.1 %82.1FreiburgFreiburg: 82 %82Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 82 %82Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 81.9 %81.9OberpfalzOberpfalz: 81.9 %81.9DresdenDresden: 81.8 %81.8MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 81.7 %81.7EestiEesti: 81.6 %81.6Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 81.5 %81.5StuttgartStuttgart: 81.4 %81.4KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 81.2 %81.2
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Utrecht86.9+0.5 pts
2Noord-Brabant86.8+0.9 pts
3Overijssel86.5+1.2 pts
4Friesland (NL)86.2+1.6 pts
5Gelderland86+0.8 pts
6Noord-Holland85.9+0.7 pts
7Drenthe85.7+0.8 pts
8Stockholm85.6-0.2 pts
9Zeeland85.1+0.2 pts
10Flevoland84.9+0.5 pts
11Småland med öarna84.5+0.6 pts
11Västsverige84.5+0.7 pts
13Trier84.4+3.1 pts
13Zuid-Holland84.4+0.8 pts
15Åland83.9-2.5 pts
16Sydsverige83.5+1.6 pts
17Mellersta Norrland83.3-0.9 pts
17Oberfranken83.3+1.9 pts
19Norra Mellansverige83.2+0.6 pts
20Groningen82.9-0.9 pts
20Övre Norrland82.9+1.2 pts
20Sostinės regionas82.9-0.5 pts
23Niederbayern82.8-0.2 pts
23Oberbayern82.8+0.1 pts
25Hovedstaden Series break82.7+0.2 pts
26Leipzig82.6+0.4 pts
26Schwaben82.6-0.1 pts
28Bratislavský kraj82.3+0.9 pts
28Tübingen82.3+0.1 pts
30Warszawski stołeczny82.1+0.9 pts
31Freiburg82+0.3 pts
31Östra Mellansverige82+1.2 pts
33Limburg (NL)81.9+0.4 pts
33Oberpfalz81.9-0.1 pts
35Dresden81.8+0.6 pts
36Mittelfranken81.7+0.9 pts
37Eesti81.6+0.4 pts
38Helsinki-Uusimaa81.5-0.6 pts
39Stuttgart81.4+0.3 pts
40Karlsruhe81.2+1.3 pts
41Unterfranken81.1+0.2 pts
42Budapest81-0.4 pts
43Midtjylland Series break80.9+0.9 pts
44Chemnitz80.8-0.7 pts
45Malta80.7+1.4 pts
46Oberösterreich80.6+0.6 pts
47Salzburg80.5+0.3 pts
48Lüneburg80.4-0.2 pts
49Grande Lisboa80.3+1.5 pts
49Thüringen80.3+0.1 pts
51Kýpros80.2+1 pts
52Vorarlberg80+0.6 pts
52Weser-Ems800 pts
54Nyugat-Dunántúl79.9+1 pts
54Praha79.9-0.3 pts
54Tirol79.9-0.5 pts
57Közép-Dunántúl79.8+1.1 pts
57Mecklenburg-Vorpommern79.8+0.7 pts
59Etelä-Suomi79.7-0.1 pts
59Länsi-Suomi79.7+0.4 pts
61Brandenburg79.5-1.1 pts
61Nordjylland Series break79.5+0.2 pts
61Rheinhessen-Pfalz79.5+1.4 pts
64Koblenz79.3-1 pts
65Syddanmark Series break79.2-0.1 pts
66Detmold79.1+1.7 pts
66Sachsen-Anhalt79.1-0.6 pts
66Sjælland Series break79.1+0.5 pts
69Darmstadt79+1.1 pts
69Schleswig-Holstein79-0.2 pts
71Algarve78.9+0.8 pts
71Hamburg78.90 pts
73Pest78.8+1.1 pts
74Hannover78.7-0.4 pts
74Niederösterreich78.7+0.9 pts
76Braunschweig78.6+0.7 pts
76Steiermark78.6+1 pts
78Eastern and Midland78.5+0.5 pts
79Kassel78.4+0.7 pts
80Berlin78.2-0.9 pts
81Gießen78+0.1 pts
82Centro (PT)77.9+1.3 pts
83Köln77.8+0.4 pts
84Community of Madrid77.7-0.2 pts
85Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi77.6+0.8 pts
86Aquitaine77.5+0.8 pts
86Península de Setúbal77.5+1.7 pts
88Arnsberg77.4+0.4 pts
88Jihovýchod77.4+0.4 pts
88Saarland77.4+0.2 pts
91Münster77.3-0.8 pts
91Yugozapaden77.3-1 pts
93Bucureşti-Ilfov77.2+0.9 pts
93Burgenland77.2+0.6 pts
93Észak-Alföld77.2+1.9 pts
93Jihozápad77.2-0.6 pts
97Alentejo77.1+0.3 pts
97Auvergne77.1+3.2 pts
97Catalonia77.1+0.7 pts
100Düsseldorf77+0.6 pts
100Stredné Slovensko77+0.7 pts
100Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas77+0.4 pts
103Franche-Comté76.9+1.8 pts
103Střední Čechy76.9-1.1 pts
105Norte76.8+1.6 pts
105Střední Morava76.8+0.4 pts
107Severozápad76.7+1.1 pts
108Dolnośląskie76.6+1.5 pts
108Latvija76.6-0.2 pts
108Severovýchod76.6+0.1 pts
108Zahodna Slovenija76.6-1.3 pts
108Západné Slovensko76.6+0.1 pts
113Aragon76.4-0.2 pts
113Balearic Islands76.4-0.3 pts
113Dél-Alföld76.4+0.2 pts
113Northern and Western76.4+0.9 pts
117Kärnten76.3+0.3 pts
117Southern76.3+0.9 pts
119La Rioja76.2-0.4 pts
120Ile-de-France76.1+0.2 pts
120Łódzkie76.1+0.1 pts
120Pays de la Loire76.1+1.3 pts
123Prov. West-Vlaanderen76+1.1 pts
124Oeste e Vale do Tejo75.9+0.9 pts
124Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen75.9+0.1 pts
126Basque Country75.8+0.9 pts
126Wielkopolskie75.8+0.6 pts
128Rhône-Alpes75.7-0.5 pts
129Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen75.6-0.6 pts
130Alsace75.5-0.4 pts
130Pomorskie75.5+0.4 pts
132Grad Zagreb75.4-1 pts
132Moravskoslezsko75.4-0.6 pts
132Severoiztochen75.4-0.4 pts
135Centre - Val de Loire75.3+1.7 pts
136Észak-Magyarország75.1+0.9 pts
137Dél-Dunántúl75+1.3 pts
138Navarre74.8-0.1 pts
138Valencian Community74.8+0.7 pts
138Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste74.8+1 pts
141Castile and León74.6-0.2 pts
141Limousin74.6+0.7 pts
141Midi-Pyrénées74.6-0.9 pts
141Wien74.6-0.2 pts
145Bremen74.5+0.5 pts
146Bourgogne74.4-0.2 pts
146Emilia-Romagna74.4+0.9 pts
146Haute-Normandie74.4+0.5 pts
146Kujawsko-pomorskie74.4+0.5 pts
146Podlaskie74.4+0.3 pts
151Basse-Normandie74.1+0.3 pts
151Luxembourg74.1+0.6 pts
151Mazowiecki regionalny74.1+0.5 pts
151Poitou-Charentes74.1+1 pts
155Prov. Limburg (BE)73.9+0.9 pts
155Vzhodna Slovenija73.9-0.7 pts
157Opolskie73.8+0.5 pts
158Bretagne73.6+0.5 pts
158Veneto73.6+2.8 pts
160Severen tsentralen73.5+1.2 pts
160Zachodniopomorskie73.5+1.4 pts
162Lubuskie73.4+2 pts
162Východné Slovensko73.4+0.4 pts
164Castilla-La Mancha73.3-0.4 pts
164Toscana73.3+0.2 pts
166Prov. Antwerpen73.2-0.6 pts
166Yugoiztochen73.2+1.1 pts
168Galicia73.1+0.3 pts
168Śląskie73.1+1.3 pts
170Lubelskie730 pts
170Provincia Autonoma di Trento73+0.7 pts
172Peloponnisos72.7-0.6 pts
173Região Autónoma da Madeira72.6+0.8 pts
173Świętokrzyskie72.6-0.2 pts
175Canary Islands72.5+0.8 pts
175Prov. Brabant wallon72.5+0.4 pts
177Extremadura72.4+1.2 pts
178Cantabria72.3+0.4 pts
179Lombardia72.2+0.5 pts
179Região Autónoma dos Açores72.2+1.4 pts
179Region of Murcia72.2+0.4 pts
182Friuli-Venezia Giulia72.1-0.3 pts
183Lorraine72+1.3 pts
184Liguria71.9+0.9 pts
185Małopolskie71.8+1.3 pts
186Champagne-Ardenne71.6-0.7 pts
186Piemonte71.6+0.6 pts
186Sjeverna Hrvatska71.6+1 pts
186Yuzhen tsentralen71.6+1.4 pts
190Picardie71.3-0.3 pts
191Marche71.2-0.2 pts
192Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur70.9+0.1 pts
193Andalusia70.8+0.9 pts
194Kriti70.70 pts
194Umbria70.7+0.9 pts
196Attiki70.6-0.5 pts
197Warmińsko-mazurskie70.4+0.3 pts
198Prov. Vlaams-Brabant70.30 pts
198Sterea Elláda70.3-0.5 pts
200Asturias70.2+1.1 pts
200Nord-Pas de Calais70.2+0.9 pts
202Ipeiros70.1+2.8 pts
203Jadranska Hrvatska70+0.5 pts
204Ionia Nisia69.9+2.2 pts
204Voreio Aigaio69.9+1 pts
206Languedoc-Roussillon69.7-1.5 pts
207Prov. Luxembourg (BE)69.6-0.9 pts
208Kentriki Makedonia69.5+1.7 pts
209Corse68.5+0.8 pts
209Podkarpackie68.5+1.9 pts
211Ceuta68.4-2.1 pts
212Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest68.3+0.6 pts
213Lazio68.2+1.1 pts
214Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki67.9+0.7 pts
215Nord-Vest67.8-1 pts
216Martinique67.3+1.9 pts
216Sud-Muntenia67.3+1.6 pts
218Severozapaden67.1+0.2 pts
219Abruzzo66.9+2.2 pts
219Dytiki Makedonia66.9+3.2 pts
219Thessalia66.9-4.3 pts
222Prov. Namur66.8+0.3 pts
223Melilla66.3+0.7 pts
224Nord-Est66.1-1.4 pts
225Dytiki Elláda66+1.5 pts
226Notio Aigaio65.6-0.6 pts
227Panonska Hrvatska64.8-0.6 pts
228Sud-Vest Oltenia64.3+1.6 pts
229Centru63.9-1.6 pts
230Guadeloupe63.8+1.2 pts
231Prov. Liège63.7-1.3 pts
232Vest63.4+0.7 pts
233Molise63.1+1.6 pts
234Prov. Hainaut62.9+0.5 pts
235Sud-Est62.7-0.1 pts
236Sardegna62.5+0.3 pts
237La Réunion61.9+2.2 pts
238Basilicata59.5+2.2 pts
239Puglia57.5+1.2 pts
240Campania54.1+1.5 pts
241Sicilia53.5+2.3 pts
242Calabria53.3+2.2 pts
243Guyane51+2.1 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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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?

Utrecht, with 86.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Guyane, with 51% in 2023.

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 2023 and are not ranked.

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