Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
20.7%
Montenegro
Lowest
4.1%
Poland
Median
7.7%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
991

What the numbers show

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 20.7% in Montenegro; the lowest is 4.1% in Poland.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.7%, and the mean is 7.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 16.7%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 66.7%).

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 20.7% 2023 down 24.5% falling
2 Finland 11.7% 2025 up 8.3% rising
3 Belgium 11.0% 2025 down 26.2% falling
4 North Macedonia 10.7% 2024 down 37.8% falling
4 Germany 10.7% 2025 up 9.2% falling
6 Lithuania 10.3% 2025 up 10.8% flat
6 Lithuania 10.3% 2025 up 10.8% flat
8 Türkiye 10.0% 2025 down 8.3% falling
9 Albania 9.8% 2023 down 29.0% falling
10 Denmark 9.6% 2025 down 17.2% flat
10 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 9.6% 2020 down 7.7% flat
12 Norway 9.1% 2025 up 16.7% falling
13 France 9.0% 2025 up 5.9% flat
14 Ireland 8.8% 2025 down 52.9% falling
14 Sweden 8.8% 2025 up 1.1% rising
16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.6% 2018 down 20.4% falling
16 Italy 8.6% 2025 down 26.5% falling
16 United Kingdom 8.6% 2018 down 20.4% falling
19 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 8.4% 2019 down 8.7% falling
20 Netherlands 8.0% 2025 down 21.6% falling
20 Netherlands 8.0% 2025 down 21.6% falling
20 Spain 8.0% 2025 down 48.1% rising
23 Bulgaria 7.8% 2025 down 32.8% falling
24 Austria 7.7% 2025 down 6.1% volatile
25 Serbia 7.3% 2025 down 65.6% falling
26 Greece 7.1% 2025 down 57.7% rising
27 Estonia 6.6% 2025 unchanged falling
27 Estonia 6.6% 2025 unchanged falling
29 Romania 6.5% 2025 down 17.7% falling
30 Latvia 6.4% 2025 down 19.0% falling
30 Latvia 6.4% 2025 down 19.0% falling
32 Luxembourg 5.9% 2025 up 3.5% flat
33 Switzerland 5.6% 2024 up 16.7% rising
34 Portugal 5.1% 2025 down 53.2% falling
35 Czechia 5.0% 2025 down 26.5% falling
36 Croatia 4.8% 2025 down 66.7% falling
36 Croatia 4.8% 2025 down 66.7% falling
38 Cyprus 4.5% 2025 down 58.7% rising
38 Iceland 4.5% 2020 down 21.1% rising
40 Malta 4.4% 2025 down 52.2% falling
40 Slovenia 4.4% 2025 down 40.5% falling
40 Slovenia 4.4% 2025 down 40.5% falling
43 Slovakia 4.3% 2025 down 39.4% falling
43 Slovakia 4.3% 2025 down 39.4% falling
45 Hungary 4.2% 2025 down 55.3% falling
46 Poland 4.1% 2025 down 41.4% falling
46 Poland 4.1% 2025 down 41.4% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 991 data points, 2003–2025
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