Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction was 29.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
29.1%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
41.1%
in 2021
All-time low
27.0%
in 2022
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 29.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 41.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2022.
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30.5% | — |
| 2003 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.6% | 36.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 30.0% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 27.0% | 41.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 29.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2022.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction registration/benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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