Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
2,970
Türkiye
Lowest
10.4
Malta
Median
173.5
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
1,478
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 2,970 in Türkiye; the lowest is 10.4 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 173.5, and the mean is 460.29.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 286.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 35 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 | Türkiye | 2,970 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 2,608 | 2025 | down 48.4% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,451 | 2025 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 1,692 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 1,576 | 2025 | down 48.1% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1,269 | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1,269 | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 557.9 | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 557.9 | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Sweden | 510.4 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 500.3 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 422 | 2025 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands | 396.1 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 396.1 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 339.3 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 337.1 | 2025 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 277.8 | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 272.4 | 2025 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 272.4 | 2025 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 269.5 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 248.5 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 216.5 | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 208.9 | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 150.5 | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 149.5 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 149.5 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 137.2 | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 136.3 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 107.8 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 107.8 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 106.9 | 2025 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 91.8 | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 91.8 | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 86.8 | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 86.8 | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 65.8 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 65.8 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 56.2 | 2025 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 56.2 | 2025 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 47.8 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 40.2 | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 40.2 | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 23 | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 22.8 | 2025 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Iceland | 10.5 | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 47 | 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.