Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship - % of total unemployment by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
74.7%
Montenegro
Lowest
12.4%
Iceland
Median
30.2%
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,262

What the numbers show

Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship - % of total unemployment is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 74.7% in Montenegro; the lowest is 12.4% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 30.2%, and the mean is 33.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 5.1%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 67.8%).

Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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
4 Slovakia 63.4% 2025 down 3.6% flat
4 Slovakia 63.4% 2025 down 3.6% flat
6 Greece 57.0% 2025 down 22.1% rising
7 Italy 52.8% 2025 down 11.1% flat
8 Bulgaria 42.3% 2025 down 31.0% falling
9 Serbia 39.7% 2025 down 33.7% falling
10 Croatia 37.6% 2025 down 40.8% falling
10 Croatia 37.6% 2025 down 40.8% falling
12 Portugal 36.8% 2025 down 35.9% falling
13 Lithuania 36.0% 2025 down 16.1% falling
13 Lithuania 36.0% 2025 down 16.1% falling
15 Romania 35.1% 2025 down 20.0% falling
16 Latvia 33.9% 2025 down 25.7% falling
16 Latvia 33.9% 2025 down 25.7% falling
18 Hungary 33.2% 2025 down 27.2% falling
19 Spain 32.1% 2025 down 37.8% falling
20 Belgium 31.9% 2025 down 38.3% falling
21 Luxembourg 30.8% 2025 up 5.1% rising
22 Czechia 30.3% 2025 down 35.9% falling
23 Switzerland 30.2% 2025 down 18.6% rising
24 Slovenia 28.8% 2025 down 44.9% falling
24 Slovenia 28.8% 2025 down 44.9% falling
26 Germany 27.9% 2025 down 36.6% falling
27 Poland 26.3% 2025 down 33.1% falling
27 Poland 26.3% 2025 down 33.1% falling
29 United Kingdom 25.7% 2019 up 3.2% falling
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.7% 2019 up 3.2% falling
31 Finland 25.5% 2025 up 2.8% falling
32 Ireland 24.2% 2025 down 55.9% falling
33 Estonia 23.8% 2025 down 38.0% falling
33 Estonia 23.8% 2025 down 38.0% falling
35 Austria 23.2% 2025 down 20.5% falling
36 France 23.1% 2025 down 47.9% falling
37 Sweden 20.8% 2025 up 1.0% falling
37 Cyprus 20.8% 2025 down 54.4% rising
39 Malta 20.0% 2025 down 60.1% falling
40 Türkiye 18.2% 2025 down 16.5% falling
41 Norway 15.8% 2025 down 33.9% rising
42 Netherlands 14.1% 2025 down 67.8% falling
42 Denmark 14.1% 2025 down 46.2% falling
42 Netherlands 14.1% 2025 down 67.8% falling
45 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.

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Indicator
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship - % of total unemployment
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,262 data points, 1995–2025
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