Euro area vs OECD: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Euro area
11,157 Persons
in 2025
OECD
34,262 Persons
in 2024
Euro area rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Euro area
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 34,262 Persons against 11,157 Persons in Euro area, a difference of 23,105 Persons.

That makes OECD's figure about 3.1 times Euro area's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 10 groups.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area OECD Difference Ahead
2000s 12,903 Persons 40,992 Persons 28,089 Persons OECD
2010s 16,204 Persons 44,762 Persons 28,557 Persons OECD
2020s 11,906 Persons 37,913 Persons 26,006 Persons OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Euro area or OECD?
OECD, at 34,262 Persons against 11,157 Persons in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Euro area and OECD?
23,105 Persons, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and OECD?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Euro area and OECD rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
Euro area ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.