Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
89.8%
Lithuania
Lowest
11.1%
United Kingdom
Median
57.1%
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
991
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data is currently reported for 44 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 53.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 132.0%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (down 82.4%).
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total: 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 | 72.0% | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 72.0% | 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 | 68.0% | 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 |
| 17 | Slovenia | 62.2% | 2020 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 62.2% | 2020 | down 21.5% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 62.2% | 2020 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 20 | Iceland | 58.2% | 2020 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 21 | Belgium | 58.0% | 2020 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 22 | Poland | 57.1% | 2020 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 22 | Poland | 57.1% | 2020 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 24 | France | 57.0% | 2020 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 55.6% | 2020 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 26 | Switzerland | 48.3% | 2020 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 48.0% | 2020 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 47.4% | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 47.3% | 2020 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 46.8% | 2020 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 46.8% | 2020 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 43.3% | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 42.1% | 2020 | up 123.9% | falling |
| 34 | Malta | 37.6% | 2020 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 35 | Ireland | 37.1% | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 36 | Türkiye | 34.1% | 2020 | up 132.0% | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 31.5% | 2020 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 31.5% | 2020 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 39 | Portugal | 28.6% | 2020 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 40 | Spain | 23.3% | 2020 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 21.9% | 2020 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 42 | Italy | 17.8% | 2020 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11.1% | 2020 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 43 | 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.