Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total was 31.5% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
31.5%
Change on year
down 5.1%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
53.1%
in 2014
All-time low
31.5%
in 2026
Years of data
25
2002–2026
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 31.5%, measured in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 53.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2026.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total 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 | 46.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 35.9% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 33.2% | -0.9% |
| 2026 | 31.5% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 36.6% | 47.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 43.8% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 31.5% | 43.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Montenegro 75.5% compare
- 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74.0% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 73.3% compare
- 4 Slovakia 65.3% compare
- 4 Slovakia 65.3% 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) - % of total in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 31.5% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2026.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2026.
- Is persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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) - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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