In 2018, among the 220 million employed persons aged 20-64 years in the EU, 18.3 million, equivalent to 8.3 % of employed, were commuting from one region to another within their country of residence.
The highest rate of regional commuting in 2018 was recorded in Belgium and the United Kingdom, where more than one in five (21 % of employed each) persons commuted to work to a different region, followed by the Netherlands (17 %). Commuting was also relatively common in Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Hungary and Austria where around 10 % of employed commuted to work in a different region.
The regions with the highest share of commuting were found in the London area in the United Kingdom: in Outer London – South (61 % of employed in that region), Outer London – East and North East (59 %), Inner London – East (53 %), Outer London - West and North West (48 %), followed by Prov. Brabant Wallon in Belgium (47 %).
For more information, have a look at the new digital publication from Eurostat: People on the move – statistics on mobility in Europe.
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