Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
86.4
Lithuania
Lowest
18.7
Italy
Median
52.9
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
957
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 86.4 in Lithuania; the lowest is 18.7 in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 52.9, and the mean is 52.89.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 158.8%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 55.8%).
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 86.4 | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | Montenegro | 86.4 | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 86.4 | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 4 | Czechia | 78.4 | 2020 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 5 | Austria | 73 | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 5 | Slovakia | 73 | 2020 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 5 | Slovakia | 73 | 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 | Serbia | 62.5 | 2020 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 15 | Serbia | 62.5 | 2020 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 62.5 | 2020 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 61.1 | 2020 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 60.3 | 2020 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 56.4 | 2020 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 55.2 | 2020 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 55.2 | 2020 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 23 | France | 52.9 | 2020 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 51.9 | 2020 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 51.9 | 2020 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 26 | Iceland | 46.1 | 2020 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 46 | 2020 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 45.6 | 2020 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 45.6 | 2020 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 30 | Switzerland | 45.4 | 2020 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 43.9 | 2020 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 32 | Norway | 43.7 | 2020 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 41.4 | 2020 | up 158.8% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | 39.9 | 2020 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 38.8 | 2020 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 36 | Ireland | 36.9 | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 35 | 2020 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 29.9 | 2019 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 29.9 | 2019 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 40 | Portugal | 29.6 | 2020 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 41 | Netherlands | 29.1 | 2020 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 41 | Netherlands | 29.1 | 2020 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 43 | Spain | 25.3 | 2020 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 20.7 | 2020 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 45 | Italy | 18.7 | 2020 | down 39.3% | falling |