Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
2,970 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
10.4 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
150 Thousand persons
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,318
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 48 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 150 Thousand persons, and the mean is 444.44 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 286.
Over the past decade 11 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 country of birth and NUTS 2 region: 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 20.1% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 1,692 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 1,576 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.1% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,269 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1,269 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 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 |
| 19 | Austria | 269.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 248.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 216.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 208.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 150.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 149.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 149.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 137.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 136.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 107.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 107.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 106.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 91.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 86.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 86.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 65.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 65.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 56.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 56.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 39 | Montenegro | 47.8 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 40.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 40.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 42 | Guadeloupe | 25.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 23 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 22.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 45 | Martinique | 20.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 46 | Mayotte | 18 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 10.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 48 | 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
- Sur 755.4 Thousand persons
- Este 733.9 Thousand persons
- İstanbul 641.4 Thousand persons
- Andalucía 640.4 Thousand persons
- Ile de France 557.9 Thousand persons
- Sud 545.8 Thousand persons
- Ege 411.1 Thousand persons
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 391.6 Thousand persons
- Akdeniz 379.9 Thousand persons
- Cataluña 357 Thousand persons
- Doğu Marmara 330.2 Thousand persons
- Continente 323.4 Thousand persons
- Comunitat Valenciana 316.7 Thousand persons
- Centro (ES) 308 Thousand persons
- Comunidad de Madrid 307.4 Thousand persons
- Nord-Ovest 292 Thousand persons
- Batı Anadolu 288.6 Thousand persons
- Campania 286 Thousand persons
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 277.6 Thousand persons
- Manner-Suomi 277.4 Thousand persons
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 276.9 Thousand persons
- Centro (IT) 268.7 Thousand persons
- Isole 266.9 Thousand persons
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 250.8 Thousand persons
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 248.5 Thousand persons
- Rhône-Alpes 236.6 Thousand persons
- Hauts-de-France 230.7 Thousand persons
- Bayern 224 Thousand persons
- İzmir 222.2 Thousand persons
- Södra Sverige 220.6 Thousand persons
- Östra Sverige 219.9 Thousand persons
- Ankara 215.3 Thousand persons
- Occitanie 213.5 Thousand persons
- London (NUTS 2021) 210.7 Thousand persons
- Outer London (NUTS 2010) 210.2 Thousand persons
- Danmark 208.9 Thousand persons
- West-Nederland 208.6 Thousand persons
- Sicilia 206.1 Thousand persons