Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data (1992–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,507 Thousand persons
United Kingdom
Lowest
2 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
97 Thousand persons
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
641
What the numbers show
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data (1992–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,507 Thousand persons in United Kingdom; the lowest is 2 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 97 Thousand persons, and the mean is 285.49 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 754.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 378.9%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 66.7%).
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1,507 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,507 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 1,283 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 4 | France | 1,267 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 1,220 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 1,031 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 840 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 807 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 389 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 250.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands | 389 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 250.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Switzerland | 371 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 236 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 188 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 182 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 378.9% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 167 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 166 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 159 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 136 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 136 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 116 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 115 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 22 | Ireland | 101 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 97 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 83 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 30 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 29 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 29 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 27 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 27 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 27 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 27 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 23 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 16 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 33 | Slovenia | 16 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 15 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 14 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 10 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 8 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 8 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 4 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 44 | Malta | 3 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 2 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 50.0% | 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) 7,781 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 7,216 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 6,469 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 5,804 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 5,792 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 5,764 Thousand persons