Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
838 Thousand persons
Spain
Lowest
1 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
54 Thousand persons
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
768
What the numbers show
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 838 Thousand persons in Spain; the lowest is 1 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 54 Thousand persons, and the mean is 129.84 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 838.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 56.7%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 83.0%).
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 838 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 792 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 3 | France | 565 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 38.7% | flat |
| 4 | Türkiye | 542 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 472 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 236 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 176 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 146 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 146 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 129 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 124 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 12 | Serbia | 108 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 107 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 105 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 95 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 15 | Slovakia | 95 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 74 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 72 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Finland | 70 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 62 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 62 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 54 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands | 54 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 45 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 45 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 39 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 39 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Montenegro | 36 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 32 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 32 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Croatia | 32 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Denmark | 29 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 22 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Latvia | 22 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Norway | 21 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 13 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 13 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 12 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 12 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Malta | 2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 1 Thousand persons | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 4,197 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 3,623 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 3,578 Thousand persons