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
832
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 24.51.
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 … distinction: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 53.2 | 1997 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 2 | Austria | 49 | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 3 | Finland | 40 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 16.2 | 2025 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 14 | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 14 | 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 | 9 | 2019 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 9 | 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.