Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 4,847 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4,847 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 10.8%
Rank
4th
of 6 regions
All-time high
10,071 Thousand persons
in 2014
All-time low
4,788 Thousand persons
in 2008
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 4,847 Thousand persons.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 10,071 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,788 Thousand persons, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6,526 Thousand persons | — |
| 2006 | 6,171 Thousand persons | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 5,330 Thousand persons | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 4,788 Thousand persons | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 5,510 Thousand persons | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 7,013 Thousand persons | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 7,592 Thousand persons | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 8,757 Thousand persons | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 9,890 Thousand persons | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 10,071 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 9,223 Thousand persons | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 8,263 Thousand persons | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 7,265 Thousand persons | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 6,255 Thousand persons | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 5,435 Thousand persons | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 4,847 Thousand persons | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,665 Thousand persons | 4,788 Thousand persons | 6,526 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 7,976 Thousand persons | 5,435 Thousand persons | 10,071 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,847 Thousand persons | 4,847 Thousand persons | 4,847 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 4,847 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 10,071 Thousand persons in 2014.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,788 Thousand persons in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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