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 3,623 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3,623 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
2nd
of 3 regions
All-time high
9,836 Thousand persons
in 2014
All-time low
3,623 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 3,623 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 9,836 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,623 Thousand persons, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,364 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 6,868 Thousand persons | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 7,424 Thousand persons | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 8,570 Thousand persons | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 9,684 Thousand persons | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 9,836 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 8,968 Thousand persons | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 8,011 Thousand persons | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 7,035 Thousand persons | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 6,069 Thousand persons | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 5,264 Thousand persons | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 4,677 Thousand persons | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 5,298 Thousand persons | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 4,580 Thousand persons | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 4,092 Thousand persons | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 3,708 Thousand persons | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 3,623 Thousand persons | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,364 Thousand persons | 5,364 Thousand persons | 5,364 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,773 Thousand persons | 5,264 Thousand persons | 9,836 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,330 Thousand persons | 3,623 Thousand persons | 5,298 Thousand persons | 6 |
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 3,623 Thousand persons in 2025, 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 9,836 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 3,623 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- 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 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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