Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
838
Spain
Lowest
1
Iceland
Median
62
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
800
What the numbers show
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 838 in Spain; the lowest is 1 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 62, and the mean is 127.84.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 838.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 41 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 | 2025 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 792 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 3 | France | 565 | 2025 | down 39.1% | flat |
| 4 | Türkiye | 542 | 2025 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 472 | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 236 | 2025 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 176 | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 146 | 2025 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 146 | 2025 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 129 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 124 | 2025 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 12 | Serbia | 108 | 2025 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Serbia | 108 | 2025 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 107 | 2025 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 105 | 2025 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 95 | 2025 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 95 | 2025 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 18 | Switzerland | 74 | 2025 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 19 | Hungary | 72 | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 70 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 62 | 2025 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 62 | 2025 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 62 | 2025 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 24 | Netherlands | 54 | 2025 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Netherlands | 54 | 2025 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 45 | 2025 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 45 | 2025 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 39 | 2025 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 39 | 2025 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 36 | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 32 | 2025 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 32 | 2025 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | 32 | 2025 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Denmark | 29 | 2025 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 22 | 2025 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 22 | 2025 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Norway | 21 | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 13 | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Estonia | 13 | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 12 | 2025 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 12 | 2025 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 5 | 2025 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 2 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 45 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.