Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
832 Thousand persons
Spain
Lowest
2 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
58 Thousand persons
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
810
What the numbers show
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 832 Thousand persons in Spain; the lowest is 2 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 58 Thousand persons, and the mean is 131.91 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 416.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 100.0%), 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 | 832 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 2 | France | 638 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 630 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 542 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 480 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 249 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 178 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 174 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 174 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 125 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 123 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 123 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 117 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 106 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 106 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 103 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Finland | 88 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 82 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Switzerland | 81 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 64 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 58 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 58 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Netherlands | 58 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 55 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 42 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | 41 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Montenegro | 40 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 28 | Lithuania | 38 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 38 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 34 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 28 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | 28 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Latvia | 26 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Latvia | 26 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Norway | 23 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 8 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 4 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Malta | 2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 100.0% | 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) 4,250 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 3,604 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 3,562 Thousand persons