Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,921 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
2 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
28 Thousand persons
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
843
What the numbers show
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,921 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 2 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 28 Thousand persons, and the mean is 198.56 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 960.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 450.4%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 70.6%).
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,921 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 450.4% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 1,284 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 1,140 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 575 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 574 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 537 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 464 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 245 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 243 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 240 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 185 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 167 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 157 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 153 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 59.4% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 131 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 126 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 116 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 110 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 76 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 19 | Greece | 76 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 53 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 53 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 28 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 25 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 24 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 21 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 21 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 20 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 19 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 16 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 16 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 15 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 11 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 11 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 10 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 10 Thousand persons | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 10 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 8 Thousand persons | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 3 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 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 - 27 countries (from 2020) 5,670 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 4,985 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 4,975 Thousand persons