Countries in Europe by jobs in services
The share of people in work who work in services: trade, transport, tourism, finance, public administration, health, education and the rest. 39 countries in Europe, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
Median country
71.5%
half above, half below| # | Country | % of jobs | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luxembourg | 91.5% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 84.5% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 3 |  United Kingdom | 83.2% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =4 |  Malta | 81.4% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| =4 |  Sweden | 81.4% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 6 |  Belgium | 79.8% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 7 |  Norway | 79.7% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 8 |  Denmark | 79.6% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 9 |  France | 78.3% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 10 |  Switzerland | 78.2% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 11 |  Iceland | 78.1% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 12 |  Ireland | 77.9% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 13 |  Montenegro | 77.6% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 14 |  Spain | 76.8% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 15 |  Finland | 75.7% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =16 |  Germany | 73.0% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| =16 |  Greece | 73.0% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 18 |  Portugal | 72.7% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 19 |  Austria | 72.6% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 20 |  Latvia | 71.5% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 21 |  Estonia | 71.0% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 22 |  Italy | 70.2% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 23 |  Lithuania | 69.4% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 24 |  Croatia | 69.3% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 25 |  Russia | 69.1% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 26 |  Bulgaria | 67.4% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 27 |  Hungary | 65.4% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 28 |  Slovenia | 64.4% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 29 |  Poland | 63.8% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 30 |  Slovakia | 63.3% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 31 |  Czechia | 62.4% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 32 |  North Macedonia | 60.9% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 33 |  Ukraine | 60.7% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 34 |  Belarus | 59.5% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 35 |  Romania | 56.5% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 36 |  Serbia | 54.9% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 37 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.7% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 38 |  Albania | 47.2% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 39 |  Moldova | 36.9% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
No World Bank figure for 5 countries: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City.
Questions
- Which country in Europe has the most jobs in services?
- Luxembourg has the most jobs in services in Europe: 91.5% of jobs (2025). Next come the Netherlands (84.5% of jobs) and the United Kingdom (83.2% of jobs).
- Which country in Europe has the fewest jobs in services?
- Moldova, with 36.9% of jobs (2025).
- What is the typical jobs in services of a country in Europe?
- The median of the 39 countries in Europe is 71.5% of jobs: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of people in work who work in services: trade, transport, tourism, finance, public administration, health, education and the rest. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.