Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data (1992–2020) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1,324
Spain
Lowest
1
Iceland
Median
83
Years covered
29
1992–2020
Data points
1,015
What the numbers show
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data (1992–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1,324 in Spain; the lowest is 1 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 83, and the mean is 203.77.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,324.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 80.1%).
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data (1992–2020): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 1,324 | 2020 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Italy | 1,287 | 2020 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1,097 | 2020 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 4 | France | 953 | 2020 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 870 | 2020 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 498 | 2020 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 491 | 2019 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 332 | 2020 | down 59.8% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 332 | 2020 | down 59.8% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 152 | 2020 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 150 | 2020 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 150 | 2020 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 136 | 2020 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 131 | 2020 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 122 | 2020 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 122 | 2020 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 111 | 2020 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 111 | 2020 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands | 90 | 2020 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 90 | 2020 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 86 | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 86 | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 85 | 2020 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 83 | 2020 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 68 | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 63 | 2020 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 60 | 2020 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 46 | 2020 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 46 | 2020 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 30 | Montenegro | 40 | 2020 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 37 | 2020 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Finland | 37 | 2020 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 37 | 2020 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 37 | 2020 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | 35 | 2020 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 31 | 2020 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 24 | 2020 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 21 | 2020 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 21 | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 21 | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 21 | 2020 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Cyprus | 12 | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Estonia | 10 | 2020 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Estonia | 10 | 2020 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 6 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 4 | 2020 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 1 | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.