Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship - % of total unemployment by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
74.7
Montenegro
Lowest
12.4
Iceland
Median
30.3
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,298
What the numbers show
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship - % of total unemployment is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 74.7 in Montenegro; the lowest is 12.4 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.3, and the mean is 34.24.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 5.5%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 67.8%).
Persons in long-term: % of total unemployment … citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 74.7 | 2020 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 74.2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 71.5 | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 71.5 | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 5 | Slovakia | 63.4 | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 5 | Slovakia | 63.4 | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 7 | Greece | 57 | 2025 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 52.8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 42.3 | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 39.7 | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 39.7 | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 37.6 | 2025 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 37.6 | 2025 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 36.8 | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 15 | Lithuania | 36 | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 15 | Lithuania | 36 | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 35.1 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 33.9 | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 33.9 | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 33.2 | 2025 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 32.1 | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 31.9 | 2025 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 30.9 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 30.3 | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 25 | Switzerland | 30.2 | 2025 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 28.8 | 2025 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 26 | Slovenia | 28.8 | 2025 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 27.9 | 2025 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 26.3 | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 26.3 | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 25.7 | 2019 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 25.7 | 2019 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 25.5 | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 34 | Ireland | 24.2 | 2025 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 23.8 | 2025 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 23.8 | 2025 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 37 | Austria | 23.2 | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 38 | France | 23.1 | 2025 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 39 | Sweden | 20.8 | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 20.8 | 2025 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 41 | Malta | 20 | 2025 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 42 | Türkiye | 18.2 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 43 | Norway | 15.8 | 2025 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 14.1 | 2025 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 44 | Denmark | 14.1 | 2025 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 14.1 | 2025 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 12.4 | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.