European Union Labour Force Participation Rate
1990 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about European Union Labour Force Participation Rate
- European Union Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 76.8 % in Dec 2024, compared with 75.6 % in the previous year.
- EU Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2024, with an average rate of 69.6 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 76.8 % in Dec 2024 and a record low of 54.8 % in Dec 2000.
- EU Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
- In the latest reports, EU Population reached 450.6 million people in Dec 2024.
- Unemployment Rate of EU remained the same at 5.9 % in Dec 2025.
View European Union's Labour Force Participation Rate from 1990 to 2024 in the chart:
What was European Union's Labour Force Participation Rate in 2024?
European Union Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 76.8 % in Dec 2024, compared with 75.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76.8 2024 | 75.6 2022 | 54.8 2000 | 76.8 2024 | % | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 64.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 61.9 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 59.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 67.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 77.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 63.3 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 70.4 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 58.8 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 86.7 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 72.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 79.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 49.1 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 68.8 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 62.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 64.2 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 54.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 84.2 2023 | yearly | 2020 - 2023 |
| Canada (%) | 64.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2026 |
| Chile (%) | 62.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| China (%) | 64.6 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 54.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 65.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 61.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 74.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2026 |
| Ecuador (%) | 64.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 44.2 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 65.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 76.8 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 67.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| France (%) | 75.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 54.5 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 57.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 58.5 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 60.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 56.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Hungary (%) | 68.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 79.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 45.1 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 70.6 Aug 2025 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 41.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Dec 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 65.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 62.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jan 2026 |
| Italy (%) | 66.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 67.1 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Japan (%) | 63.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 40.1 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 67.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 67.4 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 63.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | 43.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 73.4 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 59.3 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 66.1 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Latvia (%) | 69.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 43.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 62.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 54.7 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 67.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 52.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2021 - Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 62.6 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Malaysia (%) | 70.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 84.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 59.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 58.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Moldova (%) | 44.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 62.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 61.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 43.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 78.7 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Myanmar (%) | 61.1 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.2 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 72.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| New Zealand (%) | 70.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 82.5 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 65.0 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 68.4 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 32.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 45.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 63.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 73.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 72.4 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.6 Oct 2025 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 59.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 61.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 87.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (%) | 51.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 69.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 67.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2016 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 55.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 61.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 58.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 59.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 58.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 49.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 74.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Switzerland (%) | 67.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Syria (%) | 36.9 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
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| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.7 2017 | yearly | 2008 - 2017 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 50.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 13,341,419.967 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 19,259,297.802 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 4.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 335,615.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.766 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 19,558,271.169 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 27,019,799.4 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 0.5 May 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - May 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 8,189,214.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 23,295,234.149 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.43 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 77.00 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Eurosystem: ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR bn) | 282.252 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Eurosystem: Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (EUR bn) | 1,987.131 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,047.487 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M3: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 17,317.789 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M1: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 11,225.427 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,204.710 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M3: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 17,344.679 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M1: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 11,161.559 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2026 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Households (EUR bn) | 9,857.432 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Non Financial Corp (NFC) (EUR bn) | 3,671.454 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Non Financial Sector (EUR bn) | 5,293.422 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: Consumer Credit (CS) (EUR bn) | 686.042 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: HP: Over 5 Years (EUR bn) | 4,296.809 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 2.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2026 |
| BE: Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: NACE 2 (% Point) | -14.900 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Feb 2026 |
| Construction Confidence Indicator (CCI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -15.900 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
| Eurocoin Leading Indicator (Number) | 0.490 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2019 - Jan 2026 |
| Economic Sentiment Index: sa: EU 27 excl UK (NA) | 65.800 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
| Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: EA 19 (% Point) | 5.80 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2018 |
| Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -30.600 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
| Service Confidence Indicator (SCI): sa: Euro Area 19 (% Point) | 15.30 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2018 |
| Service Confidence Indicator (SCI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -35.400 Apr 2020 | monthly | Oct 1996 - Apr 2020 |
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