Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data (1992–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,324 Thousand persons
Spain
Lowest
1 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
68 Thousand persons
Years covered
29
1992–2020
Data points
989
What the numbers show
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data (1992–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,324 Thousand persons in Spain; the lowest is 1 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 68 Thousand persons, and the mean is 206.78 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,324.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 36 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 1,324 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Italy | 1,287 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1,097 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 4 | France | 953 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 870 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 498 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 491 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 332 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 59.8% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 332 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 59.8% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 152 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 150 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 136 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 131 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 122 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 111 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 111 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 90 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 90 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 19 | Slovakia | 86 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 86 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 85 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 83 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 68 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 63 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 60 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 46 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 46 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 28 | Montenegro | 40 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 29 | Lithuania | 37 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania | 37 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 37 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | 37 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 33 | Czechia | 35 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 31 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 24 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 21 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 21 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 21 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 21 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 12 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 10 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 10 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 6 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 4 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 1 Thousand persons | 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.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 6,005 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 5,767 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 5,387 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 5,316 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 5,232 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 5,186 Thousand persons