Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
802 Thousand persons
Spain
Lowest
1 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
67 Thousand persons
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
847
What the numbers show
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 802 Thousand persons in Spain; the lowest is 1 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 67 Thousand persons, and the mean is 128 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 802.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 79.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 83.3%).
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 802 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 731 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 3 | France | 653 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 521 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 487 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 201 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 181 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 174 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 169 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 116 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 112 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 111 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 106 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 101 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 15 | Slovakia | 99 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 91 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Serbia | 91 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 85 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 18 | Switzerland | 85 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 77 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 69 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 67 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 67 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 24 | Netherlands | 58 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Netherlands | 54 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 50 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 45 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Montenegro | 40 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 29 | Ireland | 39 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Lithuania | 38 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Denmark | 33 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 28 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 28 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Croatia | 27 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 26 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 22 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Norway | 22 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 8 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 8 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 7 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 4 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 2 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 45 | Iceland | 1 Thousand persons | 2026 | 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) 4,207 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 3,585 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 3,540 Thousand persons