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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |