EU countries by employed people usually working from home
Finland had the highest employed people usually working from home of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 21.7%. Bulgaria had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 7.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 8.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Map of EU countries, 2023
- Under 4.5
- 4.5 to 6.2
- 6.2 to 9.7
- 9.7 to 13
- 13 and over
All EU countries, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 21.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 2 | Ireland | 21.4 | -4 pts |
| 3 | Belgium | 14.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 3 | Sweden | 14.3 | -3.8 pts |
| 5 | Germany | 12.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 12.7 | -5 pts |
| 6 | Netherlands | 12.7 | -2.9 pts |
| 8 | Estonia | 12 | -0.4 pts |
| 9 | Malta | 11.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 10 | Austria | 10.9 | -2 pts |
| 11 | France | 10.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 12 | Latvia | 8.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 13 | Denmark Series break | 7.9 | -3.9 pts |
| 14 | Portugal | 7.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 15 | Spain | 7.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 16 | Slovenia | 6.4 | -2.1 pts |
| 17 | Czechia | 6.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 18 | Lithuania | 5.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 19 | Poland | 5.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 20 | Slovakia | 4.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 21 | Croatia | 4.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 22 | Italy | 4.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 23 | Cyprus | 4 | -0.5 pts |
| 24 | Hungary | 3.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 25 | Greece | 1.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 26 | Romania | 1.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 1 | -0.6 pts |
Other periods
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.Citation styles
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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.
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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
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Which EU country has the highest employed people usually working from home?
Finland, with 21.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which EU country has the lowest employed people usually working from home?
Bulgaria, with 1% in 2023.
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.