Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
89.8
Lithuania
Lowest
11.1
United Kingdom
Median
57.1
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
1,017
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 89.8 in Lithuania; the lowest is 11.1 in United Kingdom.
The median across all reporting countries is 57.1, and the mean is 53.98.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 132.0%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 82.4%).
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 89.8 | 2020 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 89.8 | 2020 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 3 | Montenegro | 84.4 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Czechia | 81.4 | 2020 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 5 | Austria | 74.7 | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 6 | Greece | 73.3 | 2020 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 72 | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 72 | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 9 | Slovakia | 70.3 | 2020 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 70.3 | 2020 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 69.7 | 2019 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 68 | 2020 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 66.9 | 2020 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 66.5 | 2020 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 14 | Croatia | 66.5 | 2020 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 63.4 | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 63.4 | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 18 | Slovenia | 62.2 | 2020 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 62.2 | 2020 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 62.2 | 2020 | down 21.5% | flat |
| 21 | Iceland | 58.2 | 2020 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 58 | 2020 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 57.1 | 2020 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 57.1 | 2020 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 25 | France | 57 | 2020 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 55.6 | 2020 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 55.6 | 2020 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 48.3 | 2020 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 48 | 2020 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 30 | Denmark | 47.4 | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 47.3 | 2020 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 46.8 | 2020 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 46.8 | 2020 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 34 | Finland | 43.3 | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 42.1 | 2020 | up 123.9% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 37.6 | 2020 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 37 | Ireland | 37.1 | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 38 | Türkiye | 34.1 | 2020 | up 132.0% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 31.5 | 2020 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 31.5 | 2020 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 41 | Portugal | 28.6 | 2020 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 42 | Spain | 23.3 | 2020 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 43 | Romania | 21.9 | 2020 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 44 | Italy | 17.8 | 2020 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 11.1 | 2020 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 11.1 | 2020 | down 82.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.