Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
837.8
Spain
Lowest
1.3
Iceland
Median
58.15
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
10,195
What the numbers show
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 837.8 in Spain; the lowest is 1.3 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.15, and the mean is 131.2.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 644.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 44.4%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 83.2%).
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 837.8 | 2025 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Italy | 792.4 | 2025 | down 55.3% | flat |
| 3 | France | 564.6 | 2025 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 471.5 | 2025 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 323.2 | 2019 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 235.5 | 2025 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Romania | 175.7 | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 146.5 | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 128.7 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 10 | Portugal | 124.1 | 2025 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 108.2 | 2025 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 107.3 | 2025 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 104.5 | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 14 | Slovakia | 94.8 | 2025 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 73.9 | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 71.9 | 2025 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 17 | Finland | 69.7 | 2025 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 62.4 | 2025 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 62.1 | 2025 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 20 | Netherlands | 54.2 | 2025 | down 79.4% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 45.2 | 2025 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 45.2 | 2025 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 38.8 | 2025 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Montenegro | 35.7 | 2020 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 32.1 | 2025 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 32 | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Denmark | 29.4 | 2025 | down 37.7% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 22.1 | 2025 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Norway | 20.9 | 2025 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 30 | Guadeloupe | 15.2 | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 13.4 | 2025 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovenia | 11.6 | 2025 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 33 | Mayotte | 10.7 | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 34 | Martinique | 9.1 | 2025 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 4.8 | 2025 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Malta | 2.1 | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 1.3 | 2025 | up 44.4% | volatile |
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) 4,197
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 3,623
- Türkiye 541.6
- Sud 316.7
- Sur 258.5
- Este 217.3
- Andalucía 213.8
- Campania 166
- Isole 153.9
- Ile de France 148.9
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 141.7
- Sicilia 128.1
- Kontinentalna Hrvatska (NUTS 2016) 127.1
- Nord-Ovest 123.9
- Centro (IT) 123.8
- Continente 118.8
- Cataluña 110.1
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 108.7
- Centro (ES) 98
- Lietuva (NUTS 2013) 96.8
- Comunitat Valenciana 96.4
- İstanbul 95.7
- Comunidad de Madrid 95.1
- Slovensko 94.8
- Voreia Elláda 93.1
- Puglia 87.9
- Attiki 87.3
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 73.9
- Lazio 73.9
- Ege 71.5
- Manner-Suomi 69.6
- Srbija - jug 68.8
- RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises 66
- Akdeniz 64.8
- Közép-Magyarország (NUTS 2013) 64.6
- Canarias 64.4
- Macroregiunea Trei 63
- Severna Makedonija 62.1
- Batı Anadolu 61.1
- Kentriki Makedonia 61