Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
2,970
Türkiye
Lowest
10.4
Malta
Median
212.7
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,084
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 2,970 in Türkiye; the lowest is 10.4 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 212.7, and the mean is 514.99.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 286.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 38.2%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 71.0%).
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2,970 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 2,608 | 2025 | down 48.4% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,451 | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 1,692 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 1,576 | 2025 | down 48.1% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1,269 | 2019 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 557.9 | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Sweden | 510.4 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 500.3 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 422 | 2025 | down 64.7% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 396.1 | 2025 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 339.3 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 337.1 | 2025 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 277.8 | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 15 | Serbia | 272.4 | 2025 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 269.5 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 248.5 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 216.5 | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 208.9 | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 150.5 | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 149.5 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 136.3 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 107.8 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 106.9 | 2025 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 91.8 | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 86.8 | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 65.8 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 56.2 | 2025 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 30 | Montenegro | 47.8 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 40.2 | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 23 | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Iceland | 10.5 | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 71 | Ireland | 137.2 | 2025 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 334 | Luxembourg | 22.7 | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 417 | Malta | 10.4 | 2025 | down 8.0% | flat |