Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
2,970 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
10.4 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
173.5 Thousand persons
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,320
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 2,970 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 10.4 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 173.5 Thousand persons, and the mean is 460.29 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 286.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 38.2%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 71.0%).
Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2,970 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 2,608 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.4% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,451 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 1,692 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 1,576 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1,269 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1,269 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 557.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 557.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Sweden | 510.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 500.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 422 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.7% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 396.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 396.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 339.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 337.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 277.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 272.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 272.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 269.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 248.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 216.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 208.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 150.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 149.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 149.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 137.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Norway | 136.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 107.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 107.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 106.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 91.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 91.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 86.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 86.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 65.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 65.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 56.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 56.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 47.8 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 40.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 40.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 23 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 22.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 10.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 10.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.0% | flat |
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) 13,320 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 11,175 Thousand persons