European Union Labour Force Participation Rate
Key information about European Union Labour Force Participation Rate
- European Union Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 75.4 % in Dec 2022, compared with 74.6 % in the previous year.
- EU Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2022, with an average rate of 69.6 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 75.4 % in Dec 2022 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 448.8 million people in Dec 2022.
- Unemployment Rate of EU remained the same at 6.0 % in Jan 2024.
View European Union's Labour Force Participation Rate from 1990 to 2022 in the chart:
What was European Union's Labour Force Participation Rate in 2022?
European Union Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 75.4 % in Dec 2022, compared with 74.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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75.4 2022 | 74.6 2021 | 54.8 2000 | 75.4 2022 | % | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 64.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
Argentina (%) | 60.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Armenia (%) | 61.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2023 |
Australia (%) | 67.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Feb 2024 |
Austria (%) | 77.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 70.2 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Bahrain (%) | 71.9 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Bangladesh (%) | 58.2 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Belarus (%) | 86.8 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Belgium (%) | 70.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Bolivia (%) | 77.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2022 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 47.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
Botswana (%) | 64.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Brazil (%) | 62.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Feb 2024 |
Brunei (%) | 64.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Bulgaria (%) | 56.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Cambodia (%) | 87.4 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
Canada (%) | 64.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Feb 2024 |
Chile (%) | 62.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Feb 2024 |
China (%) | 66.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Colombia (%) | 63.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2024 |
Croatia (%) | 52.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Cyprus (%) | 64.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Czech Republic (%) | 60.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Denmark (%) | 74.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Feb 2024 |
Ecuador (%) | 65.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2023 |
Egypt (%) | 42.7 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
Estonia (%) | 67.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
European Union (%) | 75.4 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Finland (%) | 67.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | May 2004 - Feb 2024 |
France (%) | 74.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2023 |
Georgia (%) | 51.9 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
Germany (%) | 55.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Ghana (%) | 68.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Greece (%) | 59.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2024 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 57.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Feb 2024 |
Hungary (%) | 67.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2023 |
Iceland (%) | 79.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
India (%) | 42.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Indonesia (%) | 69.5 Aug 2023 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2023 |
Iran (%) | 41.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Dec 2022 |
Ireland (%) | 65.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Israel (%) | 62.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Feb 2024 |
Italy (%) | 48.2 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2020 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 64.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Japan (%) | 62.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Feb 2024 |
Jordan (%) | 39.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 68.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Dec 2023 |
Kenya (%) | 73.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
South Korea (%) | 63.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Feb 2024 |
Kosovo (%) | 39.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Mar 2023 |
Kuwait (%) | 71.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 60.1 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
Laos (%) | 59.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Latvia (%) | 68.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Lebanon (%) | 45.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Lithuania (%) | 63.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Luxembourg (%) | 54.9 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Macau SAR, China (%) | 67.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Feb 2024 |
North Macedonia (%) | 52.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Dec 2023 |
Malawi (%) | 69.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Malaysia (%) | 70.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2024 |
Malta (%) | 81.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Mauritius (%) | 58.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Mexico (%) | 60.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2024 |
Moldova (%) | 44.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Dec 2023 |
Mongolia (%) | 57.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2023 |
Montenegro (%) | 63.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
Morocco (%) | 44.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2023 |
Mozambique (%) | 79.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Myanmar (%) | 59.4 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
Nepal (%) | 40.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Netherlands (%) | 72.9 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
New Zealand (%) | 72.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2023 |
Nigeria (%) | 59.1 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Norway (%) | 65.3 2022 | yearly | 1989 - 2022 |
Oman (%) | 68.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Pakistan (%) | 32.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 44.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Panama (%) | 60.4 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
Paraguay (%) | 71.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2023 |
Peru (%) | 72.4 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
Philippines (%) | 61.1 Jan 2024 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2024 |
Poland (%) | 58.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Portugal (%) | 61.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
Qatar (%) | 87.7 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Romania (%) | 51.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
Russia (%) | 68.3 Jan 2024 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Jan 2024 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 61.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2016 - Mar 2023 |
Serbia (%) | 55.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2023 |
Slovakia (%) | 62.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Dec 2023 |
Slovenia (%) | 58.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
South Africa (%) | 60.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
Spain (%) | 59.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Dec 2023 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 47.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Sudan (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Sweden (%) | 74.5 Feb 2024 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Feb 2024 |
Switzerland (%) | 68.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Syria (%) | 38.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
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Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.7 2017 | yearly | 2008 - 2017 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 46.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 11,075,609.036 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,324,970.942 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | -0.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2024 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 297,397.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.903 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.3 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2024 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 16,270,881.578 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 0.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Feb 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 25,578,872.0 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -0.9 Jan 2024 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2024 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 7,156,841.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2024 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 19,639,917.124 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 0.63 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Feb 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 81.87 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M3: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,056.632 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M2: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 15,042.820 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M2: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 15,105.923 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M1: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 10,248.551 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M3: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,118.106 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M1: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 10,185.683 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Feb 2024 |
Eurosystem: Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (EUR bn) | 1,156.111 Feb 2024 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Feb 2024 |
Eurosystem: ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR bn) | 275.045 Feb 2024 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Feb 2024 |
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 |
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Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -6.4 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Mar 2024 |
BE: Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: NACE 2 (% Point) | -12.300 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Mar 2024 |
Construction Confidence Indicator (CCI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -15.900 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
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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