Labor force, total, per capita in Euro area
Euro area: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.49 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Euro area, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Euro area is 0.49 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Euro area peaked at 0.4917 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4504 units per person, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Euro area, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4508 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4545 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4517 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4504 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.451 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4504 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4524 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.454 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4564 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4595 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4606 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4601 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4636 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4672 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4693 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4729 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4765 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4783 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4805 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4796 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4789 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4786 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4811 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4813 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4809 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4806 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4813 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4827 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4838 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.485 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4783 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4829 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4882 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4916 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4917 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.49 units per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4531 units per person | 0.4504 units per person | 0.4595 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4709 units per person | 0.4601 units per person | 0.4805 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4814 units per person | 0.4786 units per person | 0.485 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4871 units per person | 0.4783 units per person | 0.4917 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Qatar 0.7396 units per person compare
- 2 North Korea 0.666 units per person compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 0.6604 units per person compare
- 4 Iceland 0.618 units per person compare
- 5 Singapore 0.6153 units per person compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Euro area?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Euro area was 0.49 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4917 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4504 units per person in 1995.
- How does Euro area rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 4 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.