Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Euro area (17 countries)
Euro area (17 countries): Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 158.79 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Euro area (17 countries), 1991–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Euro area (17 countries) recorded 158.79 million for economic outlook no 114 — total employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Euro area (17 countries) peaked at 158.79 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 124.02 million, in 1994.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Euro area (17 countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 127.65 million | — |
| 1992 | 126.62 million | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 124.60 million | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 124.02 million | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 124.64 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 125.28 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 126.00 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 127.97 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 130.06 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 132.52 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 134.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 135.48 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 136.03 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 136.87 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 138.84 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 141.45 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 144.22 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 145.58 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 142.00 million | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 141.12 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 141.45 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 140.54 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 139.70 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 140.58 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 142.15 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 144.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 146.76 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 148.73 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 150.39 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 148.16 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 150.41 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 154.51 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 156.88 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 157.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 158.79 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126.32 million | 124.02 million | 130.06 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 138.76 million | 132.52 million | 145.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.61 million | 139.70 million | 150.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 154.41 million | 148.16 million | 158.79 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Euro area (17 countries)?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Euro area (17 countries) was 158.79 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Euro area (17 countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 158.79 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Euro area (17 countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.02 million in 1994.
- How does Euro area (17 countries) rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Euro area (17 countries) ranks 1st out of 8 regions with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Euro area (17 countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (17 countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org