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

Countries reporting
47
Highest
75.5
Montenegro
Lowest
9
Iceland
Median
30.1
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,275

What the numbers show

Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 75.5 in Montenegro; the lowest is 9 in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 30.1, and the mean is 33.5.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 10.1%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 67.6%).

Persons in long-term: % of total unemployment quarterly: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 75.5 2020 down 3.8% flat
2 North Macedonia 74.6 2026 down 4.1% falling
2 North Macedonia 74.6 2026 down 4.1% falling
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68.8 2026 down 12.7% falling
5 Slovakia 65.3 2026 up 10.1% flat
6 Slovakia 64.6 2026 up 8.9% flat
7 Greece 54.3 2026 down 24.5% rising
8 Italy 49.7 2026 down 14.0% flat
9 Bulgaria 41.7 2026 down 28.1% falling
10 Serbia 41.4 2026 down 28.2% falling
10 Serbia 41.4 2026 down 28.2% falling
12 Latvia 38.9 2026 up 1.8% falling
13 Portugal 37.3 2026 down 32.5% flat
14 Hungary 35.3 2026 down 22.6% falling
15 Switzerland 34.1 2026 up 0.3% rising
16 Croatia 33.6 2026 down 33.5% falling
17 Latvia 32.7 2026 down 14.4% falling
18 Lithuania 32.3 2026 down 12.5% falling
19 Spain 32.1 2026 down 32.8% rising
20 Poland 31.6 2026 down 6.8% falling
21 Czechia 31.2 2026 down 20.4% falling
22 Belgium 31.1 2026 down 39.5% falling
23 Romania 30.3 2026 down 36.2% falling
24 Poland 30.1 2026 down 11.2% falling
25 Luxembourg 29.6 2026 down 11.1% rising
26 Lithuania 28.8 2026 down 22.0% falling
27 Germany 28.5 2026 down 32.6% falling
27 Slovenia 28.5 2026 down 47.8% falling
29 Croatia 28 2026 down 44.6% falling
30 Ireland 26.6 2026 down 49.4% falling
31 Finland 25.8 2026 down 10.7% falling
32 Austria 25.5 2026 down 25.4% falling
32 France 25.5 2026 down 43.2% falling
34 Estonia 22.4 2026 down 40.7% falling
35 United Kingdom 20.9 2020 down 39.2% rising
35 Slovenia 20.9 2026 down 61.7% falling
35 United Kingdom 20.9 2020 down 39.2% rising
38 Sweden 20.6 2026 up 1.5% falling
39 Cyprus 20.5 2026 down 54.4% rising
40 Türkiye 19.3 2026 down 13.8% falling
41 Estonia 16.3 2026 down 56.9% falling
42 Malta 16.1 2026 down 66.3% falling
43 Denmark 15.1 2026 down 34.1% falling
44 Norway 15 2026 down 50.2% rising
45 Netherlands 14.5 2026 down 66.0% falling
46 Netherlands 13.8 2026 down 67.6% falling
47 Iceland 9 2026 down 44.1% 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) - % of total unemployment - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,275 data points, 1998–2026
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