EU countries by employed people usually working from home

Ireland had the highest employed people usually working from home of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 25.4%. Romania had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 8.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest25.4Ireland
Lowest1.4Romania
Median8.527 EU countries
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Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 12.9 %Belgium: 16.4 %Bulgaria: 1.6 %Cyprus: 4.5 %Czechia: 6.3 %Germany: 14.5 %Denmark: 11.8 %Estonia: 12.4 %Spain: 7.5 %Finland: 23.1 %France: 12.4 %Greece: 2.5 %Croatia: 4.9 %Hungary: 2.8 %Ireland: 25.4 %Italy: 5.2 %Lithuania: 6.1 %Luxembourg: 17.7 %Latvia: 8.8 %Malta: 12 %Netherlands: 15.6 %Poland: 5 %Portugal: 8 %Romania: 1.4 %Sweden: 18.1 %Slovenia: 8.5 %Slovakia: 5.1 %
  • Under 4.9
  • 4.9 to 6.8
  • 6.8 to 12
  • 12 to 15
  • 15 and over
%, 2022. 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, 2022

Ireland: 25.4 %Ireland25.4Finland: 23.1 %Finland23.1Sweden: 18.1 %Sweden18.1Luxembourg: 17.7 %Luxembourg17.7Belgium: 16.4 %Belgium16.4Netherlands: 15.6 %Netherlands15.6Germany: 14.5 %Germany14.5Austria: 12.9 %Austria12.9Estonia: 12.4 %Estonia12.4France: 12.4 %France12.4Malta: 12 %Malta12Denmark: 11.8 %Denmark11.8Latvia: 8.8 %Latvia8.8Slovenia: 8.5 %Slovenia8.5Portugal: 8 %Portugal8Spain: 7.5 %Spain7.5Czechia: 6.3 %Czechia6.3Lithuania: 6.1 %Lithuania6.1Italy: 5.2 %Italy5.2Slovakia: 5.1 %Slovakia5.1Poland: 5 %Poland5Croatia: 4.9 %Croatia4.9Cyprus: 4.5 %Cyprus4.5Hungary: 2.8 %Hungary2.8Greece: 2.5 %Greece2.5Bulgaria: 1.6 %Bulgaria1.6Romania: 1.4 %Romania1.4Ireland: 25.4 %Ireland25.4Finland: 23.1 %Finland23.1Sweden: 18.1 %Sweden18.1Luxembourg: 17.7 %Luxembourg17.7Belgium: 16.4 %Belgium16.4Netherlands: 15.6 %Netherlands15.6Germany: 14.5 %Germany14.5Austria: 12.9 %Austria12.9Estonia: 12.4 %Estonia12.4France: 12.4 %France12.4Malta: 12 %Malta12Denmark: 11.8 %Denmark11.8Latvia: 8.8 %Latvia8.8Slovenia: 8.5 %Slovenia8.5Portugal: 8 %Portugal8Spain: 7.5 %Spain7.5Czechia: 6.3 %Czechia6.3Lithuania: 6.1 %Lithuania6.1Italy: 5.2 %Italy5.2Slovakia: 5.1 %Slovakia5.1Poland: 5 %Poland5Croatia: 4.9 %Croatia4.9Cyprus: 4.5 %Cyprus4.5Hungary: 2.8 %Hungary2.8Greece: 2.5 %Greece2.5Bulgaria: 1.6 %Bulgaria1.6Romania: 1.4 %Romania1.4
%. 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 countries2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ireland25.4-6.8 pts
2Finland23.1-1.7 pts
3Sweden18.1-8.8 pts
4Luxembourg17.7-10.4 pts
5Belgium16.4-9.8 pts
6Netherlands15.6-4.8 pts
7Germany14.5-2.7 pts
8Austria12.9-3 pts
9Estonia12.4-2.5 pts
9France12.4-4.6 pts
11Malta12-2.8 pts
12Denmark11.8-6.3 pts
13Latvia8.8-2.2 pts
14Slovenia8.5-2.1 pts
15Portugal8-6.4 pts
16Spain7.5-1.9 pts
17Czechia6.3-0.9 pts
18Lithuania6.1-3 pts
19Italy5.2-3.1 pts
20Slovakia5.1-1.5 pts
21Poland5-2 pts
22Croatia4.9+0.1 pts
23Cyprus4.5-2.3 pts
24Hungary2.8-1.8 pts
25Greece2.5-4.2 pts
26Bulgaria1.6-1.2 pts
27Romania1.4-1 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. 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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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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ehomp/default/table

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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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Ireland, with 25.4% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Romania, with 1.4% in 2022.

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.

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