Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
2,608
Spain
Lowest
10.4
Malta
Median
208.9
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
1,168
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 2,608 in Spain; the lowest is 10.4 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 208.9, and the mean is 444.85.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 251.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 38.2%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 71.0%).
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 2,608 | 2025 | down 48.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 2,451 | 2025 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 1,692 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 1,576 | 2025 | down 48.1% | flat |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,269 | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 557.9 | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 510.4 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 500.3 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 422 | 2025 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands | 396.1 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 339.3 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 12 | Portugal | 337.1 | 2025 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 277.8 | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 272.4 | 2025 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 269.5 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 248.5 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 216.5 | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 208.9 | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 150.5 | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 149.5 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 137.2 | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 136.3 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 107.8 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 106.9 | 2025 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 91.8 | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 86.8 | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 65.8 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 56.2 | 2025 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 30 | Montenegro | 47.8 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 40.2 | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 23 | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 22.7 | 2025 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Iceland | 10.5 | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 10.4 | 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
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 11,175
- Türkiye 2,970