Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship was 32.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
32.8%
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
53.0%
in 2014
All-time low
32.8%
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 32.8%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 53.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.8% | — |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 32.8% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 35.6% | 46.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 42.7% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 32.8% | 41.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Montenegro 74.7% compare
- 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74.2% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 71.5% compare
- 4 Slovakia 63.4% compare
- 4 Slovakia 63.4% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 32.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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