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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.