Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,188 Thousand persons
Italy
Lowest
1 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
63 Thousand persons
Years covered
25
1996–2020
Data points
952
What the numbers show
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,188 Thousand persons in Italy; the lowest is 1 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 63 Thousand persons, and the mean is 190.13 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,188.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 37 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1,188 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 1,133 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1,012 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 4 | France | 858 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 787 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 502 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 492 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 318 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 318 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 135 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 135 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 118 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 118 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 117 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 107 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 107 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovakia | 87 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 87 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 83 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 83 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 76 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 76 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 63 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 60 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 52 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 36 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | 36 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 36 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Croatia | 35 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 35 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 31 | Finland | 33 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 32 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 30 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 80.9% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 28 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 24 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 21 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 21 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 20 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 39.4% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 20 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 39.4% | flat |
| 40 | Cyprus | 10 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 9 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 9 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 5 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 3 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 45 | Iceland | 1 Thousand persons | 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.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 6,183 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 5,526 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 5,264 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 4,847 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 4,772 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 4,737 Thousand persons