Duration of working life

The number of years a person aged 15 is expected to be active in the labour market throughout their life by EU country over time.

This indicator provides a measure of health status of individuals, and also a measure of the economic benefits that result from an improved population health. Source: Eurostat


Geo2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)34.134.534.734.834.935.235.535.735.935.7
European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)34.735.035.235.335.535.735.936.236.4-
Euro area - 19 countries (from 2015)34.534.935.035.135.235.435.635.936.135.7
Belgium32.132.232.532.632.632.632.933.333.633.4
Bulgaria31.131.632.032.032.131.733.133.134.033.5
Czechia33.934.334.734.935.235.635.936.336.336.0
Denmark39.038.738.438.538.739.039.339.540.140.0
Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)37.437.537.838.037.938.238.438.739.139.1
Estonia36.036.236.536.437.237.838.739.139.139.2
Ireland35.135.135.635.736.036.536.737.037.536.9
Greece32.032.032.132.132.332.532.732.933.232.8
Spain34.634.834.834.835.035.135.135.235.434.8
France34.134.534.734.734.935.035.235.435.435.2
Croatia31.431.231.132.332.632.232.532.432.632.8
Italy29.730.530.330.730.731.331.731.832.031.2
Cyprus36.636.336.336.736.236.036.337.237.437.1
Latvia34.335.034.834.635.435.636.236.737.037.3
Lithuania33.834.034.134.834.935.736.136.737.237.4
Luxembourg31.932.532.733.333.533.033.233.533.934.1
Hungary29.630.330.831.832.633.333.734.134.534.4
Malta31.131.933.133.533.734.034.836.036.336.9
Netherlands39.039.539.739.639.939.940.140.541.041.0
Austria36.236.536.736.636.737.137.237.537.737.5
Poland31.832.132.232.632.633.033.333.533.633.6
Portugal36.936.936.636.736.937.137.738.038.337.6
Romania32.032.432.632.832.832.433.333.533.834.0
Slovenia33.733.633.734.234.334.235.736.135.935.7
Slovakia32.532.833.033.233.433.934.134.134.234.0
Finland37.237.437.237.437.737.738.038.738.938.8
Sweden40.340.640.941.141.241.341.741.842.042.0
Iceland44.444.545.546.246.647.447.046.245.844.9
Norway39.339.639.539.639.839.639.339.639.839.7
Switzerland41.241.441.541.942.042.442.542.742.742.5
United Kingdom38.138.338.538.638.738.939.039.239.4-
Montenegro27.828.728.730.130.831.231.232.132.632.6
North Macedonia31.130.931.331.331.231.031.331.531.731.4
Serbia30.130.431.031.331.332.332.833.333.433.1
Turkey26.526.627.227.528.028.529.029.429.427.3