Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment … distinction in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment … distinction was 29.4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
29.4
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
41.1
in 2021
All-time low
27
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.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 29.4.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% 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, in 2022.
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment … distinction in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 32.6 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 30.6 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 32 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 41.1 | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 27 | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 29.4 | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 29.4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.73 | 29.6 | 36.5 | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.66 | 30 | 35.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.38 | 27 | 41.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (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 29.4 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 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 5.8%. 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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