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EU regions (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Utrecht had the highest activity rate of 244 regions in 2024, at 87.2%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 44.4%. The median was 76.35% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 75.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest87.2Utrecht
Lowest44.4Mayotte
Median76.35244 regions
European Union (27)75.3History

Top 40 regions, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

UtrechtUtrecht: 87.2 %87.2GelderlandGelderland: 86.3 %86.3Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 86.3 %86.3ZeelandZeeland: 86.3 %86.3FlevolandFlevoland: 86 %86Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 85.9 %85.9Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 85.9 %85.9OverijsselOverijssel: 85.9 %85.9StockholmStockholm: 85.3 %85.3DrentheDrenthe: 85 %85Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 84.7 %84.7HovedstadenHovedstaden: 84.5 %84.5Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 84.3 %84.3ÅlandÅland: 84.2 %84.2Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 84.1 %84.1MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 83.8 %83.8VästsverigeVästsverige: 83.7 %83.7GroningenGroningen: 83.3 %83.3Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 83.3 %83.3OberbayernOberbayern: 83.3 %83.3Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 83.2 %83.2SchwabenSchwaben: 83.2 %83.2TrierTrier: 82.9 %82.9Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 82.9 %82.9Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 82.7 %82.7Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 82.7 %82.7StuttgartStuttgart: 82.6 %82.6SydsverigeSydsverige: 82.6 %82.6DresdenDresden: 82.5 %82.5FreiburgFreiburg: 82.5 %82.5OberfrankenOberfranken: 82.5 %82.5EestiEesti: 82.2 %82.2NiederbayernNiederbayern: 82.2 %82.2OberpfalzOberpfalz: 82.2 %82.2Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 82.2 %82.2MidtjyllandMidtjylland: 82.1 %82.1TübingenTübingen: 82.1 %82.1Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 81.9 %81.9BudapestBudapest: 81.9 %81.9MaltaMalta: 81.8 %81.8
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Utrecht87.2+0.3 pts
2Gelderland86.3+0.3 pts
2Noord-Holland86.3+0.4 pts
2Zeeland86.3+1.2 pts
5Flevoland86+1.1 pts
6Friesland (NL)85.9-0.3 pts
6Noord-Brabant85.9-0.9 pts
6Overijssel85.9-0.6 pts
9Stockholm85.3-0.3 pts
10Drenthe85-0.7 pts
11Småland med öarna84.7+0.2 pts
12Hovedstaden84.5+1.8 pts
13Zuid-Holland84.3-0.1 pts
14Åland84.2+0.3 pts
15Övre Norrland84.1+1.2 pts
16Mittelfranken83.8+2.1 pts
17Västsverige83.7-0.8 pts
18Groningen83.3+0.4 pts
18Norra Mellansverige83.3+0.1 pts
18Oberbayern83.3+0.5 pts
21Mellersta Norrland83.2-0.1 pts
21Schwaben83.2+0.6 pts
23Trier82.9-1.5 pts
23Warszawski stołeczny82.9+0.8 pts
25Limburg (NL)82.7+0.8 pts
25Östra Mellansverige82.7+0.7 pts
27Stuttgart82.6+1.2 pts
27Sydsverige82.6-0.9 pts
29Dresden82.5+0.7 pts
29Freiburg82.5+0.5 pts
29Oberfranken82.5-0.8 pts
32Eesti82.2+0.6 pts
32Niederbayern82.2-0.6 pts
32Oberpfalz82.2+0.3 pts
32Sostinės regionas82.2-0.7 pts
36Midtjylland82.1+1.2 pts
36Tübingen82.1-0.2 pts
38Bratislavský kraj81.9-0.4 pts
38Budapest81.9+0.9 pts
40Malta81.8+1.1 pts
41Salzburg81.6+1.1 pts
42Syddanmark81.3+2.1 pts
43Karlsruhe81.20 pts
44Lüneburg81.1+0.7 pts
45Koblenz81+1.7 pts
45Tirol81+1.1 pts
47Leipzig80.9-1.7 pts
47Unterfranken80.9-0.2 pts
49Chemnitz80.80 pts
49Detmold80.8+1.7 pts
49Helsinki-Uusimaa80.8-0.7 pts
52Sjælland80.7+1.6 pts
53Nordjylland80.6+1.1 pts
54Brandenburg80.5+1 pts
55Közép-Dunántúl80.4+0.6 pts
56Grande Lisboa80.30 pts
56Oberösterreich80.3-0.3 pts
58Nyugat-Dunántúl80.1+0.2 pts
59Praha80+0.1 pts
60Rheinhessen-Pfalz79.9+0.4 pts
61Thüringen79.8-0.5 pts
61Weser-Ems79.8-0.2 pts
63Kýpros79.7-0.5 pts
64Sachsen-Anhalt79.6+0.5 pts
64Vorarlberg79.6-0.4 pts
66Länsi-Suomi79.5-0.2 pts
67Pest79.4+0.6 pts
68Hamburg79.2+0.3 pts
68Schleswig-Holstein79.2+0.2 pts
70Darmstadt79.1+0.1 pts
70Kassel79.1+0.7 pts
70Mecklenburg-Vorpommern79.1-0.7 pts
73Eastern and Midland79+0.5 pts
73Hannover79+0.3 pts
75Niederösterreich78.9+0.2 pts
76Alentejo78.8+1.7 pts
76Etelä-Suomi78.8-0.9 pts
76Península de Setúbal78.8+1.3 pts
79Aquitaine Series break78.7+1.2 pts
79Braunschweig78.7+0.1 pts
81Köln78.6+0.8 pts
82Algarve78.5-0.4 pts
82Jihozápad78.5+1.3 pts
84Steiermark78.4-0.2 pts
85Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas78.3+1.3 pts
86Community of Madrid78.2+0.5 pts
86Münster78.2+0.9 pts
88Berlin78-0.2 pts
88Jihovýchod78+0.6 pts
90Dél-Alföld77.8+1.4 pts
91Centro (PT)77.7-0.2 pts
91Dolnośląskie77.7+1.1 pts
93Zahodna Slovenija77.6+1 pts
94Gießen77.4-0.6 pts
95Burgenland77.3+0.1 pts
95Norte77.3+0.5 pts
95Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi77.3-0.3 pts
98Bucureşti-Ilfov77.20 pts
98Catalonia77.2+0.1 pts
98Észak-Alföld77.20 pts
98Severoiztochen Series break77.2+1.8 pts
102Düsseldorf77.1+0.1 pts
102Stredné Slovensko77.1+0.1 pts
102Střední Čechy77.1+0.2 pts
105Saarland77-0.4 pts
106Southern76.9+0.6 pts
107Arnsberg76.8-0.6 pts
107Basse-Normandie Series break76.8+2.7 pts
107Kärnten76.8+0.5 pts
107Pays de la Loire Series break76.8+0.7 pts
107Střední Morava76.80 pts
112Aragon76.7+0.3 pts
112Latvija76.7+0.1 pts
112Severovýchod76.7+0.1 pts
112Západné Slovensko76.7+0.1 pts
116Balearic Islands76.6+0.2 pts
116Centre - Val de Loire Series break76.6+1.3 pts
118Franche-Comté Series break76.5-0.4 pts
118Rhône-Alpes Series break76.5+0.8 pts
120Ile-de-France Series break76.4+0.3 pts
120Moravskoslezsko76.4+1 pts
120Northern and Western76.40 pts
123Alsace Series break76.3+0.8 pts
124Bretagne Series break76.2+2.6 pts
125La Rioja76.1-0.1 pts
125Oeste e Vale do Tejo76.1+0.2 pts
125Severozápad76.1-0.6 pts
128Grad Zagreb76+0.6 pts
128Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen76+0.4 pts
130Yugozapaden Series break75.9-1.4 pts
131Midi-Pyrénées Series break75.8+1.2 pts
131Pomorskie75.8+0.3 pts
133Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen75.7-0.2 pts
134Navarre75.6+0.8 pts
134Wielkopolskie75.6-0.2 pts
136Bremen75.5+1 pts
136Kujawsko-pomorskie75.5+1.1 pts
138Prov. West-Vlaanderen75.4-0.6 pts
139Castile and León75.2+0.6 pts
140Auvergne Series break75.1-2 pts
140Észak-Magyarország75.10 pts
140Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste75.1+0.3 pts
143Região Autónoma da Madeira75+2.4 pts
144Basque Country74.9-0.9 pts
145Limousin Series break74.8+0.2 pts
146Dél-Dunántúl74.7-0.3 pts
147Luxembourg74.5+0.4 pts
147Opolskie74.5+0.7 pts
149Łódzkie74.4-1.7 pts
149Valencian Community74.4-0.4 pts
149Vzhodna Slovenija74.4+0.5 pts
152Wien74.2-0.4 pts
152Yugoiztochen Series break74.2+1 pts
154Zachodniopomorskie74.1+0.6 pts
155Cantabria74+1.7 pts
155Prov. Antwerpen74+0.8 pts
157Toscana73.9+0.6 pts
158Mazowiecki regionalny73.8-0.3 pts
159Peloponnisos73.7+1 pts
159Região Autónoma dos Açores73.7+1.5 pts
161Emilia-Romagna73.6-0.8 pts
161Východné Slovensko73.6+0.2 pts
163Ionia Nisia73.5+3.6 pts
163Prov. Limburg (BE)73.5-0.4 pts
165Castilla-La Mancha73.30 pts
165Galicia73.3+0.2 pts
165Lorraine Series break73.3+1.3 pts
165Lubelskie73.3+0.3 pts
165Provincia Autonoma di Trento73.3+0.3 pts
170Małopolskie73.2+1.4 pts
170Podlaskie73.2-1.2 pts
172Friuli-Venezia Giulia73+0.9 pts
172Piemonte73+1.4 pts
172Świętokrzyskie73+0.4 pts
175Canary Islands72.9+0.4 pts
175Champagne-Ardenne Series break72.9+1.3 pts
175Severen tsentralen Series break72.9-0.6 pts
178Bourgogne Series break72.8-1.6 pts
178Lubuskie72.8-0.6 pts
178Sjeverna Hrvatska72.8+1.2 pts
178Śląskie72.8-0.3 pts
182Jadranska Hrvatska72.6+2.6 pts
182Poitou-Charentes Series break72.6-1.5 pts
182Prov. Brabant wallon72.6+0.1 pts
185Haute-Normandie Series break72.4-2 pts
185Region of Murcia72.4+0.2 pts
185Veneto72.4-1.2 pts
188Asturias72.3+2.1 pts
188Picardie Series break72.3+1 pts
190Lombardia72.1-0.1 pts
191Attiki71.9+1.3 pts
192Extremadura71.6-0.8 pts
193Umbria71.5+0.8 pts
194Warmińsko-mazurskie71.4+1 pts
195Kriti71.3+0.6 pts
196Liguria71.2-0.7 pts
196Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break71.2+0.3 pts
198Kentriki Makedonia71.1+1.6 pts
198Prov. Vlaams-Brabant71.1+0.8 pts
198Yuzhen tsentralen Series break71.1-0.5 pts
201Marche70.9-0.3 pts
202Andalusia70.80 pts
203Languedoc-Roussillon Series break70.7+1 pts
203Nord-Pas de Calais Series break70.7+0.5 pts
205Severozapaden Series break70.5+3.4 pts
206Notio Aigaio70.2+4.6 pts
207Prov. Luxembourg (BE)70.1+0.5 pts
208Martinique Series break70+2.7 pts
209Ipeiros69.4-0.7 pts
209Prov. Namur69.4+2.6 pts
211Nord-Vest69.2+1.4 pts
212Voreio Aigaio69.1-0.8 pts
213Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki68.7+0.8 pts
214Ceuta68.6+0.2 pts
214Sterea Elláda68.6-1.7 pts
216Lazio68.4+0.2 pts
216Podkarpackie68.4-0.1 pts
216Sud-Muntenia68.4+1.1 pts
219Corse Series break68.3-0.2 pts
220Melilla68.2+1.9 pts
221Dytiki Elláda67.7+1.7 pts
222Dytiki Makedonia67.1+0.2 pts
223Panonska Hrvatska67+2.2 pts
224Abruzzo66.90 pts
225Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest66.8-1.5 pts
226Nord-Est66.10 pts
227Guadeloupe Series break65.6+1.8 pts
228Centru65.4+1.5 pts
229Thessalia64.9-2 pts
230Prov. Hainaut64.2+1.3 pts
231Prov. Liège64+0.3 pts
232Vest63.8+0.4 pts
233Sud-Est63.6+0.9 pts
233Sud-Vest Oltenia63.6-0.7 pts
235Sardegna63.1+0.6 pts
236Molise62.9-0.2 pts
237La Réunion Series break62.7+0.8 pts
238Basilicata60.1+0.6 pts
239Puglia56.5-1 pts
240Campania54-0.1 pts
240Sicilia54+0.5 pts
242Calabria51.7-1.6 pts
243Guyane Series break51.2+0.2 pts
244Mayotte Series break44.4n/a

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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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Questions

Which region has the highest activity rate?

Utrecht, with 87.2% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Mayotte, with 44.4% in 2024.

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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