Regional disparities in unemployment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3) by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
57.2
Italy
Lowest
6.9
Denmark
Median
26.3
Years covered
27
1999β2025
Data points
565
What the numbers show
Regional disparities in unemployment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 57.2 in Italy; the lowest is 6.9 in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.3, and the mean is 27.58.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 119.3%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 36.7%).
Regional disparities in unemployment rates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 57.2 | 2025 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 2 | Belgium | 45.3 | 2025 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 44.3 | 2025 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 44.2 | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 40.6 | 2025 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 37.5 | 2025 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 7 | Hungary | 35.1 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 31.7 | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 28.2 | 2025 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 26.8 | 2019 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 25.8 | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 23.3 | 2025 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 23.3 | 2025 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 14 | France | 22.1 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 15.7 | 2025 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 13.3 | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 10.9 | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 10.3 | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 9.1 | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 6.9 | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |