EPSO AD5 2026: Candidate Numbers by Country — Full Breakdown
The EPSO AD5 Generalist 2026 competition has 174,922 candidates from all 27 EU Member States. Here is the full breakdown by nationality, based on official EPSO data.
Top 10 Countries
- Italy — 79,450 (45.7%)
- Spain — 13,796 (7.9%)
- Germany — 11,705 (6.7%)
- France — 10,939 (6.3%)
- Greece — 10,087 (5.8%)
- Belgium — 8,013 (4.6%)
- Romania — 7,430 (4.3%)
- Poland — 5,782 (3.3%)
- Portugal — 5,037 (2.9%)
- Netherlands — 2,734 (1.6%)
Rest of EU
Finland: 2,702 | Sweden: 1,806 | Ireland: 1,733 | Czechia: 1,718 | Austria: 1,706 | Slovakia: 1,661 | Bulgaria: 1,467 | Hungary: 1,277 | Croatia: 1,210 | Denmark: 992 | Lithuania: 724 | Cyprus: 671 | Luxembourg: 630 | Latvia: 537 | Slovenia: 434 | Estonia: 382 | Malta: 299
Key Observations
Italian Dominance
Nearly half of all candidates come from Italy, consistent with historical EPSO competitions.
Top 5 = 72%
Italy, Spain, Germany, France, and Greece account for over 72% of all candidates.
No National Quotas
The reserve list aims for geographical balance, but selection is merit-based. Every candidate takes the same test and is measured against the same standard.
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