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EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Åland had the highest employment rate of 244 regions in 2020, at 86.5%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 39.6%. The median was 73.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 71.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.5Åland
Lowest39.6Mayotte
Median73.8244 regions
European Union (27)71.7History

Top 40 regions, 2020

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ÅlandÅland: 86.5 %86.5OberfrankenOberfranken: 84.5 %84.5StockholmStockholm: 83.8 %83.8SchwabenSchwaben: 83.2 %83.2OberbayernOberbayern: 82.9 %82.9UtrechtUtrecht: 82.6 %82.6ChemnitzChemnitz: 82.5 %82.5DresdenDresden: 82.4 %82.4OberpfalzOberpfalz: 82.4 %82.4Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 82.3 %82.3FreiburgFreiburg: 82.2 %82.2Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 82.2 %82.2NiederbayernNiederbayern: 82.1 %82.1PrahaPraha: 82.1 %82.1Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 82.1 %82.1TübingenTübingen: 82.1 %82.1Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 81.9 %81.9Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 81.6 %81.6StuttgartStuttgart: 81.6 %81.6VästsverigeVästsverige: 81.6 %81.6Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 81.4 %81.4FlevolandFlevoland: 81.3 %81.3ZeelandZeeland: 81 %81UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 80.7 %80.7BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.6 %80.6Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 80.6 %80.6OverijsselOverijssel: 80.6 %80.6KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 80.5 %80.5Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 80.5 %80.5ThüringenThüringen: 80.5 %80.5GelderlandGelderland: 80.2 %80.2Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 80.1 %80.1JihovýchodJihovýchod: 80.1 %80.1LeipzigLeipzig: 80.1 %80.1JihozápadJihozápad: 80 %80BudapestBudapest: 79.9 %79.9Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 79.9 %79.9Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 79.8 %79.8HovedstadenHovedstaden: 79.8 %79.8KasselKassel: 79.8 %79.8
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Åland86.5+1.4 pts
2Oberfranken Series break84.5+1 pts
3Stockholm83.8-1.1 pts
4Schwaben Series break83.2-0.2 pts
5Oberbayern Series break82.9-1.9 pts
6Utrecht82.60 pts
7Chemnitz Series break82.50 pts
8Dresden Series break82.4-0.7 pts
8Oberpfalz Series break82.4+0.2 pts
10Střední Čechy82.3-0.4 pts
11Freiburg Series break82.2-1.3 pts
11Småland med öarna82.2-1.9 pts
13Niederbayern Series break82.1-1.2 pts
13Praha82.1-1.6 pts
13Sostinės regionas82.1-1.8 pts
13Tübingen Series break82.1-1.7 pts
17Noord-Brabant81.9+0.1 pts
18Övre Norrland81.6+0.6 pts
18Stuttgart Series break81.6-2 pts
18Västsverige81.6-1.9 pts
21Warszawski stołeczny81.4-0.8 pts
22Flevoland81.3+0.1 pts
23Zeeland81+1 pts
24Unterfranken Series break80.7-1.8 pts
25Brandenburg Series break80.6-1.3 pts
25Noord-Holland80.6-0.3 pts
25Overijssel80.6-0.3 pts
28Karlsruhe Series break80.5-1.3 pts
28Mellersta Norrland80.5-0.5 pts
28Thüringen Series break80.5-0.8 pts
31Gelderland80.2-0.1 pts
32Friesland (NL)80.1-0.3 pts
32Jihovýchod80.10 pts
32Leipzig Series break80.1-0.9 pts
35Jihozápad80-0.6 pts
36Budapest79.9+1.1 pts
36Schleswig-Holstein Series break79.9-1.7 pts
38Bratislavský kraj79.8-1.5 pts
38Hovedstaden79.8-0.6 pts
38Kassel Series break79.8-1.2 pts
38Severovýchod79.8-0.4 pts
42Detmold Series break79.5-1.4 pts
42Mittelfranken Series break79.5-2 pts
42Vorarlberg79.5-0.4 pts
45Sachsen-Anhalt Series break79.4+0.2 pts
46Weser-Ems Series break79.2-1.7 pts
47Nord-Est79.1-0.4 pts
47Salzburg79.1-1.4 pts
49Norra Mellansverige79-1.1 pts
49Oberösterreich79-1.3 pts
49Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break79+0.1 pts
49Zuid-Holland79+0.1 pts
53Hamburg Series break78.9-1.8 pts
53Trier Series break78.9-4.4 pts
55Helsinki-Uusimaa78.8-0.9 pts
56Lüneburg Series break78.6-3.2 pts
56Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break78.6+0.3 pts
56Nyugat-Dunántúl78.6-0.4 pts
59Yugozapaden78.5-1.9 pts
60Darmstadt Series break78.4-2.2 pts
60Drenthe78.4-1.3 pts
60Östra Mellansverige78.4-2.1 pts
63Hannover Series break78.3-0.8 pts
63Koblenz Series break78.3-3 pts
63Střední Morava78.3-0.8 pts
66Eesti78.2-1.5 pts
67Münster Series break78.1-0.9 pts
68Midtjylland78-0.5 pts
68Tirol78-1.6 pts
70Niederösterreich77.6-0.8 pts
70Pest77.6-0.3 pts
72Grad Zagreb77.3+2.5 pts
72Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen77.3-1.9 pts
74Severozápad77.2-0.4 pts
74Sydsverige77.2-1 pts
76Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen77.1+0.6 pts
76Saarland Series break77.1-0.4 pts
76Zahodna Slovenija77.1-1.2 pts
79Közép-Dunántúl77-0.1 pts
79Latvija77-0.4 pts
81Moravskoslezsko76.9-0.8 pts
82Syddanmark76.7-0.2 pts
83Berlin Series break76.6-1.9 pts
83Länsi-Suomi76.6-0.4 pts
83Sjælland76.6-0.5 pts
86Köln Series break76.5-1.5 pts
86Prov. West-Vlaanderen76.5-1 pts
86Steiermark76.5-0.9 pts
89Braunschweig Series break76.2-2.6 pts
90Bucureşti-Ilfov76.1-0.2 pts
91Grande Lisboa76-2.5 pts
91Malta76+0.4 pts
93Limburg (NL)75.9-1.3 pts
94Etelä-Suomi75.8-0.8 pts
94Łódzkie75.8+2 pts
96Pomorskie75.7-0.5 pts
97Burgenland75.40 pts
98Arnsberg Series break75.3-1.8 pts
98Dolnośląskie75.3+0.3 pts
98Wielkopolskie75.3-0.3 pts
101Kýpros75.2-0.6 pts
102Alentejo75.1+0.3 pts
102Oeste e Vale do Tejo75.1-1.9 pts
102Península de Setúbal75.1-1.7 pts
105Düsseldorf Series break75-1.6 pts
105Prov. Vlaams-Brabant75-1.1 pts
107Nordjylland74.9-0.8 pts
108Bremen Series break74.6-1.2 pts
108Dél-Alföld74.6-0.7 pts
110Eastern and Midland74.5-2.4 pts
110Groningen74.5+0.2 pts
112Algarve74.4-3.5 pts
113Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas74.3-1.5 pts
114Auvergne74.2+0.5 pts
114Centro (PT)74.2-2.9 pts
114Ile-de-France74.2-0.7 pts
114Vzhodna Slovenija74.2-0.6 pts
118Poitou-Charentes74.1+0.5 pts
118Západné Slovensko74.1-0.5 pts
120Franche-Comté73.9+1.9 pts
121Emilia-Romagna73.8-1.6 pts
121Gießen Series break73.8-3.9 pts
121Norte73.8-0.5 pts
121Pays de la Loire73.80 pts
121Rhône-Alpes73.8-1 pts
121Severen tsentralen73.8-0.3 pts
127Corse73.6+4.5 pts
128Małopolskie73.5+0.7 pts
128Opolskie73.5+0.5 pts
128Podlaskie73.50 pts
131Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi73.3-0.8 pts
132Kärnten73.1-2 pts
133Bourgogne73-0.5 pts
134Lubuskie72.9+0.5 pts
134Mazowiecki regionalny72.9+0.8 pts
134Prov. Antwerpen72.9-1.5 pts
137Midi-Pyrénées72.6-1 pts
137Yugoiztochen72.6-2 pts
139Aquitaine72.5+0.1 pts
139Basse-Normandie72.5+0.2 pts
139Provincia Autonoma di Trento72.5-1.5 pts
142Northern and Western72.4-1.7 pts
142Stredné Slovensko72.4-0.8 pts
144Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste72.3-1.2 pts
145La Rioja72.2-1.8 pts
145Świętokrzyskie72.2+1.9 pts
147Bretagne72.1-1.8 pts
147Luxembourg72.1-0.7 pts
147Severoiztochen72.1-0.5 pts
147Southern72.1-0.8 pts
151Alsace72-1.6 pts
151Community of Madrid72-2.2 pts
151Yuzhen tsentralen72-1.9 pts
154Friuli-Venezia Giulia71.9+0.5 pts
154Prov. Limburg (BE)71.9-0.5 pts
156Lombardia71.8-1.6 pts
156Nord-Vest71.8-0.5 pts
158Zachodniopomorskie71.6+0.8 pts
159Centre - Val de Loire71.5-1.1 pts
159Kujawsko-pomorskie71.5+0.5 pts
159Prov. Luxembourg (BE)71.5+0.4 pts
162Haute-Normandie71.3+2 pts
163Aragon71.2-2.6 pts
163Catalonia71.2-2.4 pts
165Região Autónoma da Madeira71-2.6 pts
165Região Autónoma dos Açores71-0.2 pts
165Toscana71-0.7 pts
168Basque Country70.9-1.5 pts
168Észak-Alföld70.9-0.8 pts
168Észak-Magyarország70.9-0.8 pts
168Veneto70.9-1.8 pts
172Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur70.7+0.8 pts
172Sjeverna Hrvatska70.7+0.1 pts
174Lubelskie70.4+0.7 pts
174Navarre70.4-3.3 pts
174Prov. Brabant wallon70.4-1 pts
174Śląskie70.4-0.2 pts
178Limousin70.2-2.2 pts
179Podkarpackie70.1+1 pts
180Warmińsko-mazurskie69.8+1.4 pts
181Sud-Muntenia69.4-0.6 pts
181Sud-Vest Oltenia69.4+0.4 pts
183Dél-Dunántúl69.3-1 pts
183Piemonte69.3-1.5 pts
185Marche68.9-0.9 pts
186Languedoc-Roussillon68.5+3.1 pts
186Umbria68.5-0.7 pts
188Wien68.4-2 pts
189Castile and León68.3-1.5 pts
189Peloponnisos68.3+1.3 pts
191Lorraine67.8-1.9 pts
192Picardie67.7-1.3 pts
192Prov. Namur67.7+1.5 pts
194Východné Slovensko67.6-1.4 pts
195Liguria67-0.7 pts
196Galicia66.8-1.2 pts
197Cantabria66.4-2.4 pts
198Balearic Islands66-6.1 pts
199Nord-Pas de Calais65.7+1 pts
200Centru65.5+0.3 pts
200Sud-Est65.5+0.1 pts
202Voreio Aigaio65.2+0.1 pts
203Valencian Community65.1-2.7 pts
204Vest65-0.1 pts
205Jadranska Hrvatska64.7+0.3 pts
205Lazio64.7-1 pts
205Prov. Liège64.7+0.4 pts
208Champagne-Ardenne64.2-3.5 pts
208Region of Murcia64.2-1.6 pts
210Severozapaden63.6-1.3 pts
211Attiki63.3+1.4 pts
211Castilla-La Mancha63.3-2.5 pts
213Asturias62.7-0.2 pts
214Martinique62.4-1.3 pts
215Kriti61.9-5.1 pts
216Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest61.3-0.4 pts
217Abruzzo61.2-1.4 pts
218Thessalia60.4+0.7 pts
219Prov. Hainaut60.2-0.7 pts
220Ionia Nisia60.1-4.6 pts
221Sterea Elláda59.8-1.4 pts
222Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki59.4-2.7 pts
223Kentriki Makedonia58.9+0.5 pts
224Notio Aigaio58.7-7.3 pts
224Panonska Hrvatska58.7-0.8 pts
226Extremadura58.6-1.4 pts
227Ipeiros58-2.8 pts
228Melilla57.7+2 pts
229Molise57.4-1.4 pts
230Andalusia57.2-2.1 pts
231Canary Islands57.1-4.3 pts
232Dytiki Makedonia56.4+0.4 pts
233Guadeloupe56.3+0.9 pts
234Sardegna55.8-1.6 pts
235Dytiki Elláda55.3+2.1 pts
236Basilicata54.7-0.1 pts
237Ceuta54.1-0.2 pts
238La Réunion54+1.9 pts
239Puglia50-0.3 pts
240Guyane49.5-1.4 pts
241Calabria44.4-0.9 pts
241Sicilia44.4-0.3 pts
243Campania44.2-1 pts
244Mayotte39.6-3.7 pts

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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?

Åland, with 86.5% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Mayotte, with 39.6% in 2020.

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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