Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction registration/benefits by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
53.2%
Ireland
Lowest
3.6%
Türkiye
Median
25.1%
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
831
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction registration/benefits is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 53.2% in Ireland; the lowest is 3.6% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.1%, and the mean is 24.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 138.9%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 67.5%).
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 53.2% | 1997 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 2 | Austria | 50.6% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 3 | Finland | 40.0% | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.8% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 35.3% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 32.7% | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 7 | Spain | 32.1% | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 8 | France | 31.7% | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 9 | Slovakia | 31.6% | 2020 | — | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 31.6% | 2020 | — | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 31.0% | 2025 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 29.8% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 29.8% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 14 | Slovenia | 27.3% | 2019 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 27.3% | 2019 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 27.0% | 2025 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 25.7% | 2025 | up 62.7% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 25.1% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 21.6% | 2025 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 21.6% | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 21.6% | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 20.7% | 2025 | up 68.3% | falling |
| 22 | Croatia | 20.7% | 2025 | up 68.3% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 20.5% | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 20.0% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 16.2% | 2025 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 14.0% | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 14.0% | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 13.8% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 13.8% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 12.8% | 2025 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.0% | 2019 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 9.0% | 2019 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Sweden | 6.8% | 2025 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Türkiye | 3.6% | 2025 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.