EIGE

A3b. Inactivity by age and sex: share of inactive women and men who are not looking for a job for family care reasons bpfa_a__lfsa_igar

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage (comparable)
Description:

Indicator A3b is a factor (i.e. causal) indicator of poverty. Employment is perceived by many Member States as a key factor for social inclusion and offers the most important means of escaping the poverty cycle. Due to gender inequalities, the interruption of employment over the life course for family care reasons can act as women-specific factors that may generate limited economic independence and, later in the life cycle, a lower level of social protection (lower pensions).

Inactivity is defined as the percentage of persons who are neither employed nor unemployed in the labour market. Employed persons are all persons who worked at least one hour for pay or profit during the reference week or were temporarily absent from such work. Unemployed persons are all persons who were not employed during the reference week and had actively sought work during the past four weeks and were ready to begin working immediately within two weeks. Inactivity does not, however, mean that persons who are in this category are inactive in general. They can, for example, be taking care of children or incapacitated adults, doing domestic work or studying.

Specific keywords:
Beijing, BPfA, Poverty
AT
BE
BG
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EA20
EE
EL
ES
EU27_2020
FI
FR
HR
HU
IE
IT
LT
LU
LV
MT
NL
PL
PT
RO
SE
SI
SK
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2017
2016
2016
2016
2015
2015
2015
2014
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2012
2012
2012
2011
2011
2011
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2008
2008
2008
2007
2007
2007
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
AT
18.3
8.1(u)
26.1
17.8
6.5(u)
26.4
18.8
5.8(u)
28.4
19.1(b)
5.9(b)
28.7(b)
14.1
5.5
21.8
15.2
3.4(u)
24.5
14.3
4.1
23.1
13
3.7
21
14.5
3(u)
24.6
14
2.5(u)
23.9
14.5
3.3
24.2
15.3
3(u)
25.3
15.2
2.8(u)
25.2
16.1
3.1(u)
26.8
17
3.3(u)
27.6
18.2
2.9(u)
29.9
19
3.2(u)
31.1
20.9(b)
2.9(bu)
34.5(b)
BE
20.2
15.8
23.7
22
17
26.1
20.1
18.3
21.7
20.4(b)
14.4(b)
25.8(b)
12.3
7.4(u)
16.3
14.8
8.1(u)
20.6
15
10.8
18.5
11.9(b)
6.3(bu)
16.6(b)
12.9
8
17.4
12.3
6.4
17.3
12.9
8
16.8
14.2
6.4
20.5
6.7
4.2(u)
8.6
16.1
11.1
19.7
12.3
6.9(u)
16.7
9.8
(u)
13.5
11
(u)
17
BG
37.6(b)
29.7(bu)
45.4(b)
33.5
26.5
40.4
27
21.9
31.9
25.1(b)
17.2(bu)
33.2(b)
14(u)
(u)
17.8(u)
15.7(b)
10.4(bu)
20.7(bu)
13.5
12.3(u)
14.7
10.7
10(u)
11.4(u)
7.7
5.5(u)
10.4(u)
6.3
(u)
9.1(u)
8.6
5(u)
12.9
7.1
(u)
11.9
5.8
(u)
9.6(u)
6.1(b)
4.5(bu)
7.9(bu)
7.2(b)
(bu)
11.7(b)
7.2
(u)
10.9
13.1(b)
8.2(bu)
17.8(b)
12.1
6.1
17.7
CY
48
34.1(u)
55.8
34.4
15.3(u)
46.4
37.7
17.6(u)
47.2
30.8(b)
12.1(bu)
40.8(b)
56.5
41.6
65.8
51.4
33(u)
61.2
49.7
33.2(u)
57.2
39.9
18.8(u)
52.1
36.4
12(u)
47.9
35.2
13.4(u)
45.9
29.5
9.2(u)
40.2
29.2
11.2(u)
38.9
33.7
12.8(u)
45.2
36
12.9(u)
49.7
38.1
14.7(u)
53
47.3(b)
(bu)
64.2(b)
46
14.9(u)
64.3
47.7
(u)
62.3
CZ
17.4
6.6(u)
25.5
20.5
6.9(u)
30.2
22.2
(u)
32.9
25.6(b)
6.7(bu)
37.4(b)
33.7
11.4(u)
46.5
26.1
3(u)
40.5
24.2
(u)
38.8
23.6
5(u)
34.8
24.6
3.4(u)
38.8
23.7
6.2(u)
35.4
24.8
(u)
37.4
24
(u)
35.2
17.4
(u)
27.1
18.6(b)
(bu)
30.2(b)
17.8
1.3(u)
28.8
21.1
1.9(u)
33.6
21.6
1.3(u)
35.2
19.9
1.3(u)
33.1
DE
18.7
5.3
28.2
18.8
5.4
28.3
20.4
5.6
30.9
18(b)
4.6(bu)
27.8(b)
23.4
5.4
36.1
22.8
5.1
36
21.9
4.6
35
23.1
4.7
36.6
23.8
4.6
36.3
25.2
4.7
38.2
26.7
4.7
40.4
27.7(b)
4.5(b)
41.4(b)
26.4(b)
(bu)
38.7(b)
25.8(b)
(bu)
38.5(b)
23.7
(u)
36.3
25.3
(u)
37.7
29.3
(u)
43.3
DK
16.2
13.2
18.6
16.1(b)
10.9(b)
20.1(b)
14.7
13.8
15.3
12.3(b)
8.5(b)
15.2(b)
7.1
3.4(u)
10
8
4.2(u)
11.2
8.3
4.1(u)
11.7
7.5(b)
4(b)
10.4(b)
6.6(b)
3.3(b)
9.7(b)
6.9
2.6(u)
10.3
7.7
3.9(u)
10.8
7.2
3.3(u)
10.6
7.2
3.4(u)
10.5
8.2
3(u)
12.3
7.8
4.3(u)
10.6
7.7
4.3(u)
10.4
8.5(b)
(bu)
12.4(b)
9.9
4.2(u)
13.4
EA20
20.3
9.4
28
20.6
9.2
28.6
21.2
9.1
29.5
19.2(b)
8(b)
27.3(b)
17.1
4.9
25.6
20.2
6.3
29.7
19.6
5.6
28.8
18.8
5.5
27.7
18.2
5.4
26.8
17.9
5.1
26.2
17.6
5.2
25.6
19.2
5.7
27.7
19.8
5.5
28.4
19.4
5.4
27.9
20.2
5
29
20.4
5
29.5
22
4.7
31.2
23.4
4.4
33.2
EE
21.3
13.3(u)
30.1
23.1
13(u)
31.9
20.8
13.5(u)
26.8
22.1(b)
15.3(bu)
28.5(b)
22.8
6.1(u)
35.6
24.3
8.4(u)
36.3
25.2
7.1(u)
39.9
24.2
(u)
38.2
24.8
6.7(u)
38.2
22.5
(u)
34.2
19.7
(u)
32.5
20.3
(u)
34.2
22.6
6.8(u)
37.2
15.8
4.5(u)
26
19.1
(u)
30.6
19.5
(u)
32.9
25.1
(u)
39.8
26.9
8(u)
41.9
EL
36.7
11.5(u)
48.7
35.1
15.6
44.6
33.7
11.2(u)
42.9
24.3(b)
5.9(bu)
34.6(b)
28.8
7.8
38.3
33
8(u)
43
30.1
7.4(u)
38.6
30.8
4.8(u)
40.1
31.9
5.7(u)
42.7
32.6
6(u)
43.2
33.8
7.8(u)
43.2
34.2
3.8(u)
45.4
38
4.9(u)
50.8
40.6
6.2(u)
51.4
43.3
(u)
55.1
44.3(b)
8.1(bu)
55.6(b)
45.1
(u)
55.5
46.7
(u)
60
ES
29.6(d)
19.1(d)
35.7(d)
26.8(d)
15.8(d)
33.5(d)
28.6(d)
16.1(d)
35.6(d)
24.2(bd)
11.5(bd)
31.8(bd)
16.2
6.3
22.3
24.3
11.8
30.9
25.1
8.6
33
26.1
12
32.9
25.8
9.3
33.8
22.9
6.8
30.2
20.8
6.8
27.8
21.2
5.3
28.4
21.4
5.4
29
23
5.8
31.1
25.2
5.9
33.5
25.2
6.2
33.5
29.2
7.8
37.6
33.1
6.7
41.9
EU27_2020
21.1
10.2
28.9
21.4
9.9
29.4
21.8
10.2
30
20.3(b)
8.8(b)
28.5(b)
19.5
6.3
28.5
22.5
7.7
32.7
22
7.2
31.8
20.9
6.8
30.4
19.9
6.5
29.1
19.7
6.3
28.5
19
6.1
27.6
20
6.2
29
20.1
6
29.2
19.8
5.8
28.9
20.8
5.7
29.9
21.3
5.7
30.6
22.8
5.6
32.3
23.7
5.3
33.8
FI
11.9
10.3(u)
13.8(u)
13.9
12.5(u)
15.8(u)
12.3
10.6
14.6
11.3(b)
9.5(b)
13.5(b)
6.7
5.1(u)
8.5
6.2
4.9(u)
7.6
8.4
6
11.1
5.9
4.3(u)
7.5
7
6
8.2
6.9
3.5(u)
10.8
5.9
3.6(u)
8.7
7.9
3.7(u)
12.5
4.8
(u)
8.1
6.4
4.1(u)
9
6.6
(u)
9.8
7.3
3.8(u)
11.6
8.1(b)
4.8(bu)
11.2(b)
9.7(b)
6(bu)
13.7(b)
FR
20.3(d)
12.4(d)
26.6(d)
20.7(d)
12.6(d)
27.4(d)
20.5(d)
12.4(d)
26.7(d)
19.2(bd)
11.3(bd)
25.1(bd)
11.9
2.9(u)
18.6
15.1
3.9(u)
24
15.1
(u)
23.3
15.9
(u)
24.9
14.2
(u)
22.6
16
(u)
26.2
13.9(b)
(bu)
21.9(b)
16.8(b)
5(bu)
25.5(b)
15.5
6.6(u)
21.8
14.5
(u)
19.5
16.2
8.1(u)
21.3
17.6
(u)
25.1
16.5
(u)
22.4
18.1
(u)
24.2
HR
13.4(u)
(u)
20.5(u)
14.9(u)
(u)
24.5(u)
14.9
3.7(u)
24.3(u)
14.7(b)
6.3(bu)
20.7(bu)
38.1
25.6(u)
45.6
44.7
33.4
52
33.2
17.7(u)
42.4
32.9
18.3(u)
40.8
34.5
20.8
43.8
26.1
12.5(u)
36.3
26.2
13.1(u)
36.6
31.5
16.5
41.7
36.4(b)
20.8(b)
46.4(b)
31.9
15.6(u)
41.6
27.8
17.1(u)
35.5
27.5
12.1(u)
38.8
30.2
13.2(u)
40.3
31.9
12.4(u)
41.8
HU
20
11
28
22.5
13.2
30.1
25.2
16.6
32.4
22.5(b)
11.8(b)
31(b)
24.8
8.6
35.7
24.3
7.1
36.2
24.9(b)
7(b)
37.2(b)
24.4
7.9
35.7
23.8
7.8
36
21.6
5.5
33.6
19
4.4
30.2
16.4
4.2
26.5
16.2
4.4
26
17.1
3.8
28.3
17
3.5
28
17.5
3.7
28.9
19.1
3.6
31.7
18.8
4.6
30.5
IE
25.3
(u)
37.7
27.5
(u)
39.6
27.1
(u)
38.5
22(b)
7.2(bu)
32.6(b)
21.2
7.1
31.3
29.7
10.2
43
30.1
11.2
43.1
29.2(b)
10.3(b)
43.4(b)
24.3
8.6
40
24.2
8.6
38.6
22.4
7.1
36.3
21.2
5.1(u)
36.1
21.2(b)
5.7(b)
36.7(b)
19.8
5.4(u)
36.4
18.7
4.7(u)
34.1
19.7
5.8(u)
34.6
26.8
9.9
41.6
30.5(b)
10.9(b)
45.5(b)
IT
19.5
7.4
28.2
20.8
7.3
29.7
20.9
7.3
30.4
19.9(b)
7.1(b)
28.9(b)
16.3
3.7
24.9
19.9
5.2
29.6
18.8(b)
4.8(b)
27.9(b)
17
4.5
25.2
15.7
4.7
22.8
15.9
5.7
22.4
15.7
5.3
22.4
17.7
6.4
24.6
18.6
6
25.8
18
5.7
25.7
18.6
4.3
26.9
19.3
4.8
27.5
21.2
3.6
30.1
21
2.9
30
LT
35.9
31.1(u)
39.3
30.7
21.9(u)
38.5
38.1
40.6(u)
36.4
34.7(b)
27.2(bu)
42(b)
29.9
20.1(u)
38.2
30.2
16.9(u)
42.9
22.2
11.4(u)
34.1
20.1
11.6(u)
30
19.2
13.4(u)
25.3
23.1
12.7(u)
33.8
27.1
(u)
41.3
30.7
11.8(u)
43.2
21.2
(u)
38.1(u)
22.8
(u)
37
22
(u)
34.4
19.9
(u)
30.5
27.6(u)
(u)
40(u)
23.1(u)
(u)
35.5(u)
LU
19.7
(u)
24.9(u)
22.3
(u)
29.1(u)
20.3
13.3(u)
25.7
24(b)
18.5(b)
27.2(b)
15
5.8(u)
22.2
17.9
10.4
23
18.2
(u)
27.7
19.6
4(u)
30.7
16.7
(u)
25.4
16.9(b)
(bu)
27.6(b)
22.7
(u)
34.1
25.9
9.3(u)
34.7
30.4
(u)
42.3
32.8
(u)
46.6
31.6
(u)
44.3
32.9(b)
(bu)
47.7(b)
31.9
(u)
47.8(u)
(bu)
(bu)
(bu)
LV
28.9
(u)
37.6(u)
35
(u)
40.1(u)
34.2
(u)
43.8
34(b)
24.4(bu)
41.1(b)
34.8
20.6
44.3
32.6
11.5
49.9
27.3
20.8
31.8
34.6
14
47.4
31.3
17.5
42.5
31.8
15.6
43.8
30.6
17.8
39.5
27.8
15.4
36.5
27.5
14.5
37.2
26
14.3
34.1
22.4
10.8
31.5
23.1
7.9
34.1
31.8
13.5
42.4
28.9
11.6
39.7
MT
46.8(u)
(u)
60(u)
36.8(u)
(u)
53.6(u)
(u)
(u)
(u)
56.5(b)
(bu)
65.7(bu)
35
(u)
46.8
32.1
44.9
31
48.2
34.8
(u)
48.5
32.8
(u)
45.6
31.1
(u)
44.3
30.5
(u)
45.4
31
(u)
46.3
38.5
(u)
55.2
41.8
(u)
56.7
36.1
(u)
50.7
37.4
(u)
54.5
41.8
(u)
56.7
44.6
(u)
59.9
NL
8.8
4.2
11.8
9.9
4.5
13.5
9.5
4.9
12.6
8.9(b)
4.9(b)
11.7(b)
5
1.7(u)
7.8
7.2
2.8(u)
10.6
5.3
1.9(u)
7.9
6.3
3.3(u)
8.6
5.6
3(u)
7.8
6.2
2.2(u)
9.2
5.9
2.5(u)
8.4
4.7(b)
1.7(bu)
7.1(b)
5.1
1(u)
8.5
5.2
1.7(u)
7.9
5.6
1(u)
9.4
6
1.5(u)
9.3
7.4
1.8(u)
11.1
8.3
3
11.9
PL
41.5
18.3
56.7
41.7
18.4
57
39.1
20.2
52
39.8(b)
16.2(b)
53.8(b)
49.1
25.5
62.1
49.5(b)
24(b)
63.8(b)
48.4
23.9
62.7
45.3
20.5
59.7
42.1
19.7
55.4
39.7
19.3
52.2
37.6
16.5
50.4
35.7
15.2
48.6
35.5
15
48.2
35.5
14.7
48.6
34.2(b)
13.5(b)
47.1(b)
34.6
12.9
47.6
33.5
11.9
47
32.2
11.4
44.9
PT
29.5
20.2
35.8
27.4
20.3
32.7
26.4
17.4
33.5
19.8(b)
16.1(b)
23.2(b)
15.2
6.5
21.9
15.6
6.4
22.7
14.7
5.6
21.1
14.1
5.5
20.4
12.9
3.8
19.7
13
3.1
19.9
12.6
3.1
19.2
12.2
3.1
18.5
14.8
4.2
21.8
15.5(b)
(bu)
22.4(b)
12.3
(u)
15.8
15
(u)
18.8
16.9
(u)
20.2
21.5
(u)
25.8
RO
16.6
11(u)
19.9
15.3
9.8(u)
18.7
17.3
12.2(u)
20.8
22.9(b)
14.4(b)
29.4(b)
13.2
(u)
20.1
8.7
(u)
14.9
13.7
(u)
22.6
11.4
(u)
19
9.8
(u)
16.8
13.3
(u)
21.4
6.3
(u)
11.6
7.9
(u)
14.7
7
(u)
12.6
7.5
(u)
13.5
11.9(b)
(bu)
17.9(b)
15.3
(u)
21
17.1
(u)
22.7
18.4
(u)
26.5
SE
14.1
14.6
13.5
12.9
12.9
12.9
16.6
17.2
16.1
14.4(b)
14(b)
14.8(b)
2.8(u)
(u)
5(u)
3.6(u)
(u)
6.7(u)
2.7(b)
(bu)
4.7(b)
3.8
(u)
6.7
3.1
(u)
5.5
3.2
(u)
5.9
3
(u)
5.1
3
(u)
5
3.1
(u)
5
2.7
(u)
4.6
3.1
(u)
4.8
2.6
(u)
4.3
2.4(u)
(u)
4.1(u)
2(u)
(u)
3.2(u)
SI
27.5(u)
(u)
32.9(u)
27.4(u)
(u)
34.4(u)
28.2(u)
(u)
38.2(u)
18.6(b)
10.2(bu)
24.8(bu)
20.5
9.4(u)
27.6
24.8
12.3(u)
33.8
23
11.2(u)
31.8
21.9
11.7(u)
30.8
23.2
14.2(u)
29.8
14.4
6.5(u)
20.2
14.7
5.5(u)
22.1
16.9
8.5(u)
23.8
16.9
9.3(u)
23
20.6
10(u)
29.6
17.4
9.6(u)
23.4
16.2
8.9(u)
22
17
9.5(u)
23
12.7
6.1(u)
18.3
SK
22.8
(u)
29.4(u)
23.4
(u)
35.9
22.4
(u)
29(u)
18.4(b)
(bu)
22(bu)
31.5
17.2
41.7
33.3
16.7
47.4
38
18.9
51.7
36.2
19
48.1
35
20.6
44.3
32
14.5
44
35.6
16
48.2
32.4
14.9
45.5
28.1
13.6
38.4
28.3(b)
14.5(b)
39.5(b)
27.5
12
38
32.6
17.2
42.2
31.2
17.1
41.2
27.6
9.3
39.4

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable