In Europe, Italy and Romania have the highest percentage of economically inactive population. In Italy, more than one third of all people aged 15 to 64 years were inactive during the third quarter of 2022, while in Romania they added up to 32.9 percent. On the other hand, less than 15 percent of the adult population in Iceland was economically inactive. Economic inactivity means they were neither unemployed not employed.
Share of population economically inactive in European countries in 2022
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Eurostat. (January 11, 2023). Share of population economically inactive in European countries in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258896/inactive-population-in-europe-by-country/
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Eurostat. (2023). Share of population economically inactive in European countries in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258896/inactive-population-in-europe-by-country/
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