Persons in long-term: % of total unemployment … country in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons in long-term: % of total unemployment … country 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
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 country of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 32.8 for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by country of in 2025. 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 country of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 53 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: % of total unemployment … country in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.8 | — |
| 2003 | 46 | +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 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 50.1 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 53 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 52 | -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 | 43.64 | 35.6 | 46.6 | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.16 | 42.7 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.12 | 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
- 3 North Macedonia 71.5 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by country of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by country of 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 country of recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 53 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by country of 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 country of?
- 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 country of 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 country of birth - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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