Labor force, total, per capita in European Union
European Union: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4914 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in European Union, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in European Union is 0.4914 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in European Union peaked at 0.4928 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4507 units per person, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4531 units per person | 0.4507 units per person | 0.4583 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4689 units per person | 0.4591 units per person | 0.4779 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4811 units per person | 0.4773 units per person | 0.4854 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4885 units per person | 0.4797 units per person | 0.4928 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Qatar 0.7396 units per person compare
- 2 Democratic People's Republic of 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
More education data for European Union
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 221.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in European Union?
- Labor force, total, per capita in European Union was 0.4914 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4928 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4507 units per person in 1995.
- How does European Union rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 4 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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 Γ· 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.