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EU countries by ICT sector share of employment

Ireland had the highest ICT sector share of employment of 22 EU countries in 2021, at 5.99%. Greece had the lowest, at 1.67%. The median was 3.47% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.18%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest5.99Ireland
Lowest1.67Greece
Median3.4722 EU countries
European Union (27)3.18History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 3.06 %Belgium: 3.07 %Bulgaria: 3.48 %Czechia: 3.55 %Germany: 3.24 %Denmark: 3.71 %Estonia: 5.48 %France: 3.14 %Greece: 1.67 %Croatia: 3.42 %Hungary: 3.89 %Ireland: 5.99 %Lithuania: 3.45 %Latvia: 4.43 %Malta: 4.39 %Netherlands: 3.69 %Poland: 2.88 %Portugal: 2.98 %Romania: 3.05 %Sweden: 5 %Slovenia: 3.11 %Slovakia: 3.52 %
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%, 2021. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Ireland: 5.99 %Ireland5.99Estonia: 5.48 %Estonia5.48Sweden: 5 %Sweden5Latvia: 4.43 %Latvia4.43Malta: 4.39 %Malta4.39Hungary: 3.89 %Hungary3.89Denmark: 3.71 %Denmark3.71Netherlands: 3.69 %Netherlands3.69Czechia: 3.55 %Czechia3.55Slovakia: 3.52 %Slovakia3.52Bulgaria: 3.48 %Bulgaria3.48Lithuania: 3.45 %Lithuania3.45Croatia: 3.42 %Croatia3.42Germany: 3.24 %Germany3.24France: 3.14 %France3.14Slovenia: 3.11 %Slovenia3.11Belgium: 3.07 %Belgium3.07Austria: 3.06 %Austria3.06Romania: 3.05 %Romania3.05Portugal: 2.98 %Portugal2.98Poland: 2.88 %Poland2.88Greece: 1.67 %Greece1.67Ireland: 5.99 %Ireland5.99Estonia: 5.48 %Estonia5.48Sweden: 5 %Sweden5Latvia: 4.43 %Latvia4.43Malta: 4.39 %Malta4.39Hungary: 3.89 %Hungary3.89Denmark: 3.71 %Denmark3.71Netherlands: 3.69 %Netherlands3.69Czechia: 3.55 %Czechia3.55Slovakia: 3.52 %Slovakia3.52Bulgaria: 3.48 %Bulgaria3.48Lithuania: 3.45 %Lithuania3.45Croatia: 3.42 %Croatia3.42Germany: 3.24 %Germany3.24France: 3.14 %France3.14Slovenia: 3.11 %Slovenia3.11Belgium: 3.07 %Belgium3.07Austria: 3.06 %Austria3.06Romania: 3.05 %Romania3.05Portugal: 2.98 %Portugal2.98Poland: 2.88 %Poland2.88Greece: 1.67 %Greece1.67
%. Source: Eurostat, Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Ireland Series break5.99n/a
2Estonia Series break5.48+0.53 pts
3Sweden Series break5+0.19 pts
4Latvia Series break4.43+0.23 pts
5Malta Series break4.39-0.04 pts
6Hungary Series break3.89+0.06 pts
7Denmark Series break3.71+0.04 pts
8Netherlands Series break3.69n/a
9Czechia Series break3.55+0.13 pts
10Slovakia Series break3.52+0.04 pts
11Bulgaria Series break3.48+0.24 pts
12Lithuania Series break3.45+0.43 pts
13Croatia Series break3.42+0.43 pts
14Germany Series break3.24+0.12 pts
15France Series break3.14-0.13 pts
16Slovenia Series break3.11+0.16 pts
17Belgium Series break3.07+0.1 pts
18Austria Series break3.06+0.25 pts
19Romania Series break3.05+0.31 pts
20Portugal Series break2.98+0.26 pts
21Poland Series break2.88+0.17 pts
22Greece Series break1.67+0.03 pts

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About this ranking

Persons employed in the ICT sector as a percentage of total employment in the economy (national accounts).

More on how it is measured
  • The ICT sector follows the OECD definition: ICT manufacturing and ICT services, including telecommunications, software publishing and computer programming.
  • Eurostat, from structural business statistics and national accounts.

Counts everyone who works in ICT industries, including sales and administrative staff, and leaves out ICT specialists in other industries: ict_specialists_employment_share counts ICT occupations in every industry. Eurostat flags a break in 2021.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 3 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap) (EU countries by ICT sector share of employment, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table

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Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap), EU countries by ICT sector share of employment, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/ict-sector-employment-share/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). EU countries by ICT sector share of employment, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/ict-sector-employment-share/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap), EU countries by ICT sector share of employment, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/ict-sector-employment-share/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest ICT sector share of employment?

Ireland, with 5.99% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest ICT sector share of employment?

Greece, with 1.67% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 EU countries have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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