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EU countries by employed people usually working from home

Finland had the highest employed people usually working from home of 26 EU countries in 2020, at 25.1%. Bulgaria had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 12.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest25.1Finland
Lowest1.2Bulgaria
Median11.626 EU countries
European Union (27)12.1History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 18.1 %Belgium: 17.2 %Bulgaria: 1.2 %Cyprus: 4.9 %Czechia: 7.2 %Germany: 13.6 %Denmark: 17 %Estonia: 12.2 %Spain: 10.9 %Finland: 25.1 %France: 15.7 %Greece: 7 %Croatia: 3.2 %Hungary: 3.5 %Ireland: 21.5 %Italy: 12.2 %Lithuania: 5.4 %Luxembourg: 23.1 %Latvia: 4.5 %Malta: 14.8 %Netherlands: 17.8 %Poland: 9 %Portugal: 13.8 %Romania: 2.5 %Slovenia: 7.4 %Slovakia: 5.7 %
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%, 2020. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Employed persons usually working from home as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsa_ehomp). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2020

Finland: 25.1 %Finland25.1Luxembourg: 23.1 %Luxembourg23.1Ireland: 21.5 %Ireland21.5Austria: 18.1 %Austria18.1Netherlands: 17.8 %Netherlands17.8Belgium: 17.2 %Belgium17.2Denmark: 17 %Denmark17France: 15.7 %France15.7Malta: 14.8 %Malta14.8Portugal: 13.8 %Portugal13.8Germany: 13.6 %Germany13.6Estonia: 12.2 %Estonia12.2Italy: 12.2 %Italy12.2Spain: 10.9 %Spain10.9Poland: 9 %Poland9Slovenia: 7.4 %Slovenia7.4Czechia: 7.2 %Czechia7.2Greece: 7 %Greece7Slovakia: 5.7 %Slovakia5.7Lithuania: 5.4 %Lithuania5.4Cyprus: 4.9 %Cyprus4.9Latvia: 4.5 %Latvia4.5Hungary: 3.5 %Hungary3.5Croatia: 3.2 %Croatia3.2Romania: 2.5 %Romania2.5Bulgaria: 1.2 %Bulgaria1.2Finland: 25.1 %Finland25.1Luxembourg: 23.1 %Luxembourg23.1Ireland: 21.5 %Ireland21.5Austria: 18.1 %Austria18.1Netherlands: 17.8 %Netherlands17.8Belgium: 17.2 %Belgium17.2Denmark: 17 %Denmark17France: 15.7 %France15.7Malta: 14.8 %Malta14.8Portugal: 13.8 %Portugal13.8Germany: 13.6 %Germany13.6Estonia: 12.2 %Estonia12.2Italy: 12.2 %Italy12.2Spain: 10.9 %Spain10.9Poland: 9 %Poland9Slovenia: 7.4 %Slovenia7.4Czechia: 7.2 %Czechia7.2Greece: 7 %Greece7Slovakia: 5.7 %Slovakia5.7Lithuania: 5.4 %Lithuania5.4Cyprus: 4.9 %Cyprus4.9Latvia: 4.5 %Latvia4.5Hungary: 3.5 %Hungary3.5Croatia: 3.2 %Croatia3.2Romania: 2.5 %Romania2.5Bulgaria: 1.2 %Bulgaria1.2
%. Source: Eurostat, Employed persons usually working from home as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsa_ehomp). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Finland25.1+11 pts
2Luxembourg23.1+11.5 pts
3Ireland21.5+14.5 pts
4Austria18.1+8.2 pts
5Netherlands17.8+3.7 pts
6Belgium17.2+10.3 pts
7Denmark17+9.2 pts
8France15.7+8.7 pts
9Malta14.8+8.7 pts
10Portugal13.8+7.2 pts
11Germany Series break13.6+8.4 pts
12Estonia12.2+5.6 pts
12Italy12.2+8.6 pts
14Spain10.9+6.1 pts
15Poland9+4.4 pts
16Slovenia7.4+0.6 pts
17Czechia7.2+2.6 pts
18Greece7+5.1 pts
19Slovakia5.7+2 pts
20Lithuania5.4+3 pts
21Cyprus4.9+3.5 pts
22Latvia4.5+1.5 pts
23Hungary3.5+2.3 pts
24Croatia3.2+1.2 pts
25Romania2.5+1.7 pts
26Bulgaria1.2+0.7 pts

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About this ranking

Employed people aged 15 to 64 who usually work from home, as a percentage of all employed people aged 15 to 64. Since 2021, usually means at least half of the days worked in a reference period of four weeks.

People who work from home only sometimes are not included. The 2021 change in the survey question breaks the series for most countries. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Employed persons usually working from home as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsa_ehomp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ehomp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Employed persons usually working from home as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsa_ehomp) (EU countries by employed people usually working from home, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ehomp/default/table

MLA 9

Employed persons usually working from home as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsa_ehomp), EU countries by employed people usually working from home, 2020. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ehomp/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/working-from-home-share/eu-countries?period=2020. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Employed persons usually working from home as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsa_ehomp). EU countries by employed people usually working from home, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ehomp/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/working-from-home-share/eu-countries?period=2020.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Employed persons usually working from home as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsa_ehomp), EU countries by employed people usually working from home, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ehomp/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/working-from-home-share/eu-countries?period=2020 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest employed people usually working from home?

Finland, with 25.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest employed people usually working from home?

Bulgaria, with 1.2% 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, Employed persons usually working from home as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsa_ehomp). Retrieved 2026-10-18. 1 EU countries have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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