Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
86.4%
Montenegro
Lowest
18.7%
Italy
Median
52.9%
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
931

What the numbers show

Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 86.4% in Montenegro; the lowest is 18.7% in Italy.

The median across all reporting countries is 52.9%, and the mean is 52.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 158.8%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 55.8%).

Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 86.4% 2020 up 0.2% flat
1 Lithuania 86.4% 2020 up 2.6% rising
1 Lithuania 86.4% 2020 up 2.6% rising
4 Czechia 78.4% 2020 down 9.8% flat
5 Austria 73.0% 2020 down 3.7% flat
5 Slovakia 73.0% 2020 down 9.4% falling
5 Slovakia 73.0% 2020 down 9.4% falling
8 Croatia 68.4% 2020 down 19.9% falling
8 Croatia 68.4% 2020 down 19.9% falling
10 Slovenia 67.9% 2020 down 2.3% rising
10 Slovenia 67.9% 2020 down 2.3% rising
12 Estonia 67.2% 2020 up 13.3% rising
12 Estonia 67.2% 2020 up 13.3% rising
14 Germany 63.6% 2020 down 22.6% falling
15 Luxembourg 62.5% 2020 down 8.8% rising
15 Serbia 62.5% 2020 down 20.4% falling
17 Hungary 61.1% 2020 down 21.1% flat
18 Sweden 60.3% 2020 down 14.3% falling
19 Belgium 56.4% 2020 down 16.3% falling
20 Poland 55.2% 2020 down 19.9% falling
20 Poland 55.2% 2020 down 19.9% falling
22 France 52.9% 2020 down 12.1% falling
23 North Macedonia 51.9% 2020 down 35.8% falling
24 Iceland 46.1% 2020 down 11.3% falling
25 Bulgaria 46.0% 2020 up 14.4% falling
26 Latvia 45.6% 2020 down 18.3% rising
26 Latvia 45.6% 2020 down 18.3% rising
28 Switzerland 45.4% 2020 down 6.8% falling
29 Denmark 43.9% 2020 down 7.2% falling
30 Norway 43.7% 2020 down 20.7% rising
31 Cyprus 41.4% 2020 up 158.8% falling
32 Finland 39.9% 2020 down 29.3% falling
33 Malta 38.8% 2020 down 42.6% falling
34 Ireland 36.9% 2020 down 30.5% falling
35 Türkiye 35.0% 2020 up 134.9% rising
36 United Kingdom 29.9% 2019 down 54.6% falling
36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29.9% 2019 down 54.6% falling
38 Portugal 29.6% 2020 down 55.5% falling
39 Netherlands 29.1% 2020 down 32.9% falling
39 Netherlands 29.1% 2020 down 32.9% falling
41 Spain 25.3% 2020 down 33.9% falling
42 Romania 20.7% 2020 down 55.8% falling
43 Italy 18.7% 2020 down 39.3% falling

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Indicator
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 931 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed