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EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate, 2025

Warszawski stołeczny had the highest employment rate of 244 regions in 2025, at 86.9%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 36.9%. The median was 77.65% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 76.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.9Warszawski stołeczny
Lowest36.9Mayotte
Median77.65244 regions
European Union (27)76.1History

Top 40 regions, 2025

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Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 86.9 %86.9PrahaPraha: 86 %86ÅlandÅland: 85.5 %85.5UtrechtUtrecht: 85.4 %85.4OberbayernOberbayern: 85.1 %85.1Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 85 %85Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 84.7 %84.7Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 84.5 %84.5ZeelandZeeland: 84.5 %84.5FlevolandFlevoland: 84.4 %84.4Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 84.4 %84.4Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 84.3 %84.3BudapestBudapest: 84.3 %84.3SchwabenSchwaben: 84.3 %84.3TübingenTübingen: 84.3 %84.3DresdenDresden: 84.2 %84.2OverijsselOverijssel: 84.2 %84.2GelderlandGelderland: 84.1 %84.1Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 84.1 %84.1NiederbayernNiederbayern: 84 %84OberpfalzOberpfalz: 84 %84FreiburgFreiburg: 83.9 %83.9OberfrankenOberfranken: 83.8 %83.8MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 83.7 %83.7Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 83.7 %83.7MaltaMalta: 83.6 %83.6PestPest: 83.6 %83.6StuttgartStuttgart: 83.6 %83.6StockholmStockholm: 83.5 %83.5JihozápadJihozápad: 83.4 %83.4UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 83.4 %83.4Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 83.3 %83.3DrentheDrenthe: 83.2 %83.2Közép-DunántúlKözép-Dunántúl: 83.1 %83.1TrierTrier: 83 %83Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 82.9 %82.9KoblenzKoblenz: 82.9 %82.9KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 82.6 %82.6JihovýchodJihovýchod: 82.5 %82.5Střední MoravaStřední Morava: 82.5 %82.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Warszawski stołeczny86.9+0.7 pts
2Praha86+0.9 pts
3Åland85.5-0.9 pts
4Utrecht85.4+0.1 pts
5Oberbayern85.1+0.3 pts
6Mellersta Norrland85+3.4 pts
7Sostinės regionas84.7+2.5 pts
8Střední Čechy84.5+1.1 pts
8Zeeland84.5-0.2 pts
10Flevoland84.4+0.2 pts
10Noord-Holland84.40 pts
12Bratislavský kraj84.3-1.1 pts
12Budapest84.3-1 pts
12Schwaben84.3-0.6 pts
12Tübingen84.3+0.8 pts
16Dresden84.2+0.3 pts
16Overijssel84.2+0.6 pts
18Gelderland84.1-0.1 pts
18Noord-Brabant84.1+0.1 pts
20Niederbayern840 pts
20Oberpfalz84+1 pts
22Freiburg83.9-0.3 pts
23Oberfranken83.8+0.4 pts
24Mittelfranken83.7-0.9 pts
24Småland med öarna83.7-0.5 pts
26Malta83.6+0.9 pts
26Pest83.6-0.2 pts
26Stuttgart83.6-0.3 pts
29Stockholm83.5-0.2 pts
30Jihozápad83.40 pts
30Unterfranken83.4+1.5 pts
32Weser-Ems83.3+2.7 pts
33Drenthe83.2+0.2 pts
34Közép-Dunántúl83.1-1.3 pts
35Trier83-1.8 pts
36Friesland (NL)82.9-0.3 pts
36Koblenz82.9+1.2 pts
38Karlsruhe82.6+0.4 pts
39Jihovýchod82.5-0.3 pts
39Střední Morava82.5+1.1 pts
41Severovýchod82.3+0.9 pts
42Nyugat-Dunántúl82.2-1.3 pts
43Hovedstaden82.10 pts
43Rheinhessen-Pfalz82.1+1 pts
45Övre Norrland82-1.6 pts
45Tirol82+0.5 pts
45Zuid-Holland82-0.5 pts
48Grande Lisboa81.9+0.8 pts
48Kassel81.9+0.3 pts
50Salzburg81.8-0.2 pts
51Detmold81.7-0.5 pts
51Eesti81.7-0.1 pts
51Lüneburg81.7-1.1 pts
51Västsverige81.7+0.2 pts
55Brandenburg81.6-0.4 pts
56Yugozapaden81.5+1.6 pts
57Chemnitz81.4-0.9 pts
58Dél-Alföld81.3+1.3 pts
58Kýpros81.3+1.2 pts
58Thüringen81.3+0.3 pts
61Leipzig81.2+0.7 pts
61Norra Mellansverige81.2-1.3 pts
63Bucureşti-Ilfov81.10 pts
64Limburg (NL)81+0.4 pts
65Schleswig-Holstein80.9+0.7 pts
66Grad Zagreb80.8+1.1 pts
66Łódzkie80.8+3.2 pts
68Eastern and Midland80.7-0.1 pts
69Algarve80.6+0.8 pts
69Moravskoslezsko80.6+0.9 pts
71Centro (PT)80.5+2 pts
72Groningen80.4-0.2 pts
73Gießen80.3+1.3 pts
73Mecklenburg-Vorpommern80.3+0.4 pts
73Oberösterreich80.3-0.1 pts
76Alentejo80.2+0.5 pts
76Dolnośląskie80.2+0.1 pts
76Münster80.2+1.1 pts
79Severozápad80.1+0.3 pts
80Braunschweig80+0.3 pts
80Darmstadt80-0.4 pts
80Pomorskie80-0.2 pts
80Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen80+0.1 pts
80Southern80+1.2 pts
80Sydsverige80-0.1 pts
86Península de Setúbal79.9+1.1 pts
86Vorarlberg79.9+0.7 pts
86Zahodna Slovenija79.9-0.6 pts
89Köln79.8+0.2 pts
89Wielkopolskie79.8-0.1 pts
91Östra Mellansverige79.60 pts
92Niederösterreich79.5+0.6 pts
92Západné Slovensko79.5+0.1 pts
94Hannover79.4-0.9 pts
94Midtjylland79.4-0.6 pts
94Stredné Slovensko79.4+0.4 pts
97Prov. West-Vlaanderen79.2+0.2 pts
97Sachsen-Anhalt79.2-1.4 pts
97Severoiztochen79.2-0.6 pts
100Northern and Western79.1+0.6 pts
101Oeste e Vale do Tejo78.8+2.1 pts
101Opolskie78.8+0.3 pts
101Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen78.8-0.1 pts
104Hamburg78.7-0.5 pts
105Kujawsko-pomorskie78.6+0.5 pts
105Sjælland78.6-0.2 pts
107Alsace78.4+1 pts
107Mazowiecki regionalny78.4+0.5 pts
107Saarland78.4+0.2 pts
110Bretagne78.3+0.1 pts
110Lubuskie78.3+0.4 pts
112Észak-Alföld78.2+0.5 pts
112Latvija78.2+0.8 pts
112Norte78.2+0.8 pts
115Syddanmark78.1-0.9 pts
116Centre - Val de Loire77.9-0.7 pts
116Community of Madrid77.9+1.1 pts
118Nordjylland77.8-0.6 pts
118Podlaskie77.8+0.5 pts
118Steiermark77.8-0.4 pts
118Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste77.8+0.2 pts
122Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas77.7-0.1 pts
123Provincia Autonoma di Trento77.6+0.7 pts
124Arnsberg77.5+0.1 pts
124Pays de la Loire77.5-0.2 pts
126Aquitaine77.4-1.3 pts
127Dél-Dunántúl77.3+2.6 pts
127Midi-Pyrénées77.3+0.2 pts
129Poitou-Charentes77.2+2 pts
129Região Autónoma da Madeira77.2+0.9 pts
131La Rioja77.1+2.7 pts
131Prov. Vlaams-Brabant77.1+2.4 pts
131Rhône-Alpes77.1+0.3 pts
131Zachodniopomorskie77.1-0.5 pts
135Auvergne77+2.9 pts
135Emilia-Romagna77+1.4 pts
135Helsinki-Uusimaa77-1.2 pts
135Śląskie77+0.3 pts
135Świętokrzyskie77+0.6 pts
140Burgenland76.90 pts
140Länsi-Suomi76.9-0.4 pts
142Düsseldorf76.8-0.5 pts
142Kärnten76.8+0.1 pts
142Limousin76.8+1.6 pts
142Lubelskie76.8-0.1 pts
142Vzhodna Slovenija76.8+0.5 pts
147Berlin76.7-0.8 pts
147Małopolskie76.7+0.3 pts
147Região Autónoma dos Açores76.7+1.9 pts
150Ile-de-France76.5-0.5 pts
151Basse-Normandie76.4-0.2 pts
151Catalonia76.4+0.7 pts
153Prov. Antwerpen76.2+0.4 pts
154Toscana76-0.1 pts
155Észak-Magyarország75.8+0.2 pts
155Etelä-Suomi75.8-0.2 pts
155Sjeverna Hrvatska75.8-0.2 pts
158Navarre75.7-0.1 pts
159Aragon75.6-0.3 pts
159Warmińsko-mazurskie75.6+0.5 pts
161Balearic Islands75.5+1.1 pts
161Bourgogne75.5+0.7 pts
163Haute-Normandie75.4+2 pts
163Kriti75.4+4 pts
165Lombardia75.1+0.3 pts
166Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi75-0.4 pts
166Prov. Limburg (BE)75-0.7 pts
166Severen tsentralen75-0.4 pts
166Yugoiztochen75-1.7 pts
170Basque Country74.7+0.5 pts
170Bremen74.7-0.4 pts
170Friuli-Venezia Giulia74.7-0.4 pts
170Veneto74.7-0.9 pts
174Umbria74.6+1.2 pts
175Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur74.4+1.5 pts
176Castile and León74.3+1.2 pts
176Picardie74.3+0.9 pts
176Piemonte74.30 pts
179Prov. Brabant wallon74.2+0.5 pts
180Peloponnisos74.1+0.7 pts
181Jadranska Hrvatska73.8+0.7 pts
181Liguria73.8+1.6 pts
183Cantabria73.7+0.1 pts
183Franche-Comté73.7-4.2 pts
185Luxembourg73.6-0.6 pts
186Podkarpackie73.2+1.4 pts
187Attiki73.1+2.1 pts
187Champagne-Ardenne73.1-0.8 pts
187Lorraine73.1+0.9 pts
190Prov. Luxembourg (BE)73+1 pts
190Sterea Elláda73+3.3 pts
190Yuzhen tsentralen73-1.1 pts
193Corse72.9+1.2 pts
193Marche72.9+0.7 pts
195Galicia72.5+1.4 pts
195Východné Slovensko72.50 pts
197Languedoc-Roussillon72.1+1.8 pts
198Asturias72+2.6 pts
199Nord-Pas de Calais71.8+2.2 pts
200Severozapaden71.6+2.3 pts
201Wien71.3+0.7 pts
202Prov. Namur71.1+0.8 pts
203Valencian Community70.8+0.5 pts
204Castilla-La Mancha70.3+1.4 pts
204Nord-Vest70.3-1.5 pts
206Centru70+1.6 pts
206Voreio Aigaio70-0.7 pts
208Region of Murcia69.5+0.8 pts
209Notio Aigaio69.4+0.3 pts
209Thessalia69.4+4.8 pts
211Lazio69.3+0.3 pts
212Kentriki Makedonia69.1+1.1 pts
212Nord-Est69.1-0.5 pts
214Ipeiros69+1.2 pts
215Ionia Nisia68.7+1.5 pts
216Panonska Hrvatska68.4+1.2 pts
217Sud-Muntenia68.3-0.7 pts
218Canary Islands67.7+0.4 pts
219Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki67.6+0.1 pts
220Martinique67.4+0.1 pts
221Abruzzo67.2+0.4 pts
222Extremadura66.9+1.5 pts
223Dytiki Elláda66.6-0.2 pts
224Vest66.5-0.4 pts
225Prov. Liège66+0.9 pts
226Andalusia65.8+1.7 pts
227Prov. Hainaut65.3+1 pts
228Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest63.9-0.2 pts
229Molise62.3+0.2 pts
229Sardegna62.3+0.6 pts
231Sud-Est62.1-0.5 pts
232Basilicata61.8+1.4 pts
233Sud-Vest Oltenia61.7-1.8 pts
234Dytiki Makedonia61.6-3.2 pts
235Guadeloupe61.2+0.2 pts
236La Réunion59.4+1.9 pts
237Ceuta58.3+1.8 pts
238Puglia55.2-0.1 pts
239Melilla55-0.3 pts
240Sicilia51.4+0.7 pts
241Campania50.8+1.4 pts
242Calabria50.3+1.8 pts
243Guyane50-1.1 pts
244Mayotte36.9-2.9 pts

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About this ranking

Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).

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. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest employment rate?

Warszawski stołeczny, with 86.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Mayotte, with 36.9% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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