Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and specific physical activity by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
761,309
Germany
Lowest
1,320
Cyprus
Median
26,190
Years covered
11
2014–2024
Data points
353
What the numbers show
Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and specific physical activity is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 761,309 in Germany; the lowest is 1,320 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 26,190, and the mean is 100,690.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 577.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 86.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 43.0%).
Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 761,309 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 2 | France | 602,845 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 476,082 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 262,818 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 220,985 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 6 | Portugal | 127,254 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 7 | Switzerland | 98,589 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 85,177 | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 65,517 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 59,671 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 11 | Austria | 56,644 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 56,285 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 51,437 | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 35,874 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 31,906 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 16 | Hungary | 26,190 | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 21,960 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 18,885 | 2024 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 13,868 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 8,136 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 7,909 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 5,846 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 5,271 | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 5,118 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 25 | Romania | 3,762 | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 3,234 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 2,291 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 2,263 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 29 | Malta | 1,499 | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 1,459 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 1,320 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |