Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1,188
Italy
Lowest
1
Iceland
Median
76
Years covered
25
1996–2020
Data points
974
What the numbers show
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1,188 in Italy; the lowest is 1 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 76, and the mean is 187.43.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,188.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 82.7%).
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1,188 | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 1,133 | 2020 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1,012 | 2020 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 4 | France | 858 | 2020 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 787 | 2020 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 502 | 2020 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 492 | 2020 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 318 | 2019 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 318 | 2019 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 135 | 2020 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 135 | 2020 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 135 | 2020 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 118 | 2020 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 118 | 2020 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 118 | 2020 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 117 | 2020 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 107 | 2020 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 107 | 2020 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovakia | 87 | 2020 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 87 | 2020 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 83 | 2020 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 83 | 2020 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 76 | 2020 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 76 | 2020 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 63 | 2020 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 60 | 2020 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 52 | 2020 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 36 | 2020 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Montenegro | 36 | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 36 | 2020 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | 35 | 2020 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 35 | 2020 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 33 | 2020 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 34 | Ireland | 32 | 2020 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | 30 | 2020 | down 80.9% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 28 | 2020 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 24 | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 21 | 2020 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 21 | 2020 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 20 | 2020 | down 39.4% | flat |
| 40 | Slovenia | 20 | 2020 | down 39.4% | flat |
| 42 | Cyprus | 10 | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Estonia | 9 | 2020 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Estonia | 9 | 2020 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 3 | 2020 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 1 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.