Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data (1992–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,452 Thousand persons
United Kingdom
Lowest
2 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
95 Thousand persons
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
635
What the numbers show
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data (1992–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,452 Thousand persons in United Kingdom; the lowest is 2 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 95 Thousand persons, and the mean is 278 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 726.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 335.1%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 68.6%).
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1,452 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,452 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 3 | France | 1,276 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 4 | Metropolitan France | 1,228 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 1,160 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 1,057 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 837 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 724 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 372 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 215.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands | 372 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 215.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Switzerland | 358 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 217 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 208 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 171 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 161 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 335.1% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 154 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 148 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 146 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 146 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 121 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 109 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 108 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 95 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 90 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 31 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 28 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 28 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 27 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 27 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 26 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 26 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 22 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 16 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 16 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 16 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 16 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 14 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 38 | Lithuania | 11 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 38 | Lithuania | 11 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 9 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 7 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 7 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 5 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 3 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 45 | Montenegro | 2 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 7,846 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 7,283 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 6,370 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 5,702 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 5,686 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 5,660 Thousand persons