People living in households with very low work intensity by income quintile and household type (population aged 0 to 64 years) by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
6,404 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
13 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
344 Thousand persons
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
475
What the numbers show
People living in households with very low work intensity by income quintile and household type (population aged 0 to 64 years) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 6,404 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 13 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 344 Thousand persons, and the mean is 846.02 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 493.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 36.4%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 70.6%).
People living in households with very low work intensity by income: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 6,404 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 6,118 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 3 | France | 4,351 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 3,450 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 3,001 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1,011 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1,011 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 1,009 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 1,009 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 992 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 768 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 610 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 478 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 444 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 432 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 16 | Finland | 409 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 17 | Czechia | 393 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 390 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 390 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 383 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 353 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 344 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 310 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 292 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 253 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 24.0% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 253 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 24.0% | flat |
| 27 | Albania | 205 Thousand persons | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 169 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 169 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 148 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 109 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 109 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 33 | Montenegro | 98 Thousand persons | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 89 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 89 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 64 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 36 | Estonia | 64 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 57 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 57 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 33 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 29 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 19 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 7.1% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 25,993 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 22,135 Thousand persons