Euro area
Euro area desk: EMU aggregate first; Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
−0.26 pp
As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.39% |
| 2024 | 53.65% |
| 2023 | 53.67% |
| 2022 | 53.29% |
| 2021 | 52.25% |
| 2020 | 51.77% |
| 2019 | 52.75% |
| 2018 | 52.30% |
| 2017 | 51.70% |
| 2016 | 51.03% |
| 2015 | 50.50% |
| 2014 | 50.12% |
| 2013 | 49.99% |
| 2012 | 50.34% |
| 2011 | 50.77% |
| 2010 | 50.87% |
| 2009 | 51.28% |
| 2008 | 52.57% |
| 2007 | 52.35% |
| 2006 | 51.70% |
| 2005 | 50.98% |
| 2004 | 50.58% |
| 2003 | 50.58% |
| 2002 | 50.40% |
The employment-to-population ratio (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is employed people as a share of the population aged 15 and over. Latest: 53.39% in 2025.
It is not the unemployment rate. Students, retirees and people outside the labour force sit in the denominator. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 53.39% (2025), previous year 53.65% (2024); low 48.23% (1996), high 53.67% (2023).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).