Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
837.8 Thousand persons
Spain
Lowest
1.3 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
54.2 Thousand persons
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
10,522
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 48 countries. The highest value is 837.8 Thousand persons in Spain; the lowest is 1.3 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 54.2 Thousand persons, and the mean is 130.5 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 644.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 43 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) … educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 837.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Italy | 792.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.3% | flat |
| 3 | France | 564.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 541.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 471.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 323.2 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 323.2 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 235.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 175.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 146.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland | 146.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 128.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 124.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Serbia | 108.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium | 107.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 104.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 17 | Slovakia | 94.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 94.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 19 | Switzerland | 73.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 71.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 69.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 62.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 62.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 24 | Netherlands | 54.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 79.4% | falling |
| 24 | Netherlands | 54.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 79.4% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 45.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 45.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 38.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 38.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 35.7 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 32.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Croatia | 32 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Croatia | 32 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Denmark | 29.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 37.7% | flat |
| 35 | Latvia | 22.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 22.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Norway | 20.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 38 | Guadeloupe | 15.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 13.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Estonia | 13.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Slovenia | 11.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 11.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 43 | Mayotte | 10.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 44 | Martinique | 9.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 4.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Malta | 2.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 48 | Iceland | 1.3 Thousand persons | 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 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 3,623 Thousand persons
- Sud 316.7 Thousand persons
- Sur 258.5 Thousand persons
- Este 217.3 Thousand persons
- Andalucía 213.8 Thousand persons
- Campania 166 Thousand persons
- Isole 153.9 Thousand persons
- Ile de France 148.9 Thousand persons
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 141.7 Thousand persons
- Sicilia 128.1 Thousand persons
- Kontinentalna Hrvatska (NUTS 2016) 127.1 Thousand persons
- Nord-Ovest 123.9 Thousand persons
- Centro (IT) 123.8 Thousand persons
- Continente 118.8 Thousand persons
- Cataluña 110.1 Thousand persons
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 108.7 Thousand persons
- Centro (ES) 98 Thousand persons
- Lietuva (NUTS 2013) 96.8 Thousand persons
- Comunitat Valenciana 96.4 Thousand persons
- İstanbul 95.7 Thousand persons
- Comunidad de Madrid 95.1 Thousand persons
- Slovensko 94.8 Thousand persons
- Voreia Elláda 93.1 Thousand persons
- Puglia 87.9 Thousand persons
- Attiki 87.3 Thousand persons
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 73.9 Thousand persons
- Lazio 73.9 Thousand persons
- Ege 71.5 Thousand persons
- Manner-Suomi 69.6 Thousand persons
- Srbija - jug 68.8 Thousand persons
- RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises 66 Thousand persons
- Akdeniz 64.8 Thousand persons
- Közép-Magyarország (NUTS 2013) 64.6 Thousand persons
- Canarias 64.4 Thousand persons
- Macroregiunea Trei 63 Thousand persons
- Severna Makedonija 62.1 Thousand persons
- Batı Anadolu 61.1 Thousand persons
- Kentriki Makedonia 61 Thousand persons
- Hauts-de-France 58.9 Thousand persons