Unemployed persons by citizenship - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
2,709
Spain
Lowest
12.1
Malta
Median
226.4
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,006
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by citizenship - quarterly data is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 2,709 in Spain; the lowest is 12.1 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 226.4, and the mean is 469.61.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 224.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 110.2%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 61.0%).
Unemployed persons by citizenship - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 2,709 | 2026 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 2 | France | 2,619 | 2026 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 1,739 | 2026 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 1,650 | 2020 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 5 | Italy | 1,364 | 2026 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 579.6 | 2026 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Romania | 536.2 | 2026 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 8 | Sweden | 523.9 | 2026 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 9 | Greece | 508.4 | 2026 | down 54.8% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 428.5 | 2026 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 346.3 | 2026 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 344.9 | 2026 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 306.7 | 2026 | up 44.4% | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 301.9 | 2026 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 276.3 | 2026 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 265.7 | 2026 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 243 | 2026 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 226.4 | 2026 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 170.8 | 2026 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 20 | Slovak Republic | 161.9 | 2026 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 158.6 | 2026 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 146.4 | 2026 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 141.8 | 2026 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 117.1 | 2026 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 99.5 | 2026 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 96.8 | 2026 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 90.5 | 2026 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 66.4 | 2026 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 29 | Montenegro | 53.5 | 2020 | up 24.7% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 52.2 | 2026 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 42.6 | 2026 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 25.2 | 2026 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 21.2 | 2026 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Iceland | 12.4 | 2025 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 12.1 | 2026 | up 27.4% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 2,957