Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation was 11,175 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11,175
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
19,837
in 2013
All-time low
11,093
in 2024
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 11,175.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 19,837 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11,093, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13,616 | — |
| 2003 | 14,139 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 14,597 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 14,408 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 13,408 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 12,082 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 12,239 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 15,581 | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 16,549 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 16,673 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18,748 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 19,837 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 19,362 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 18,078 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 16,737 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 15,146 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 13,636 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 12,598 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 13,011 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 12,937 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 11,491 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 11,291 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 11,093 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 11,175 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,759 | 12,082 | 15,581 | 8 |
| 2010s | 16,736 | 12,598 | 19,837 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,833 | 11,093 | 13,011 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 61.8 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 11,175 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 19,837 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,093 in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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