Unemployed persons by previous occupation by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
2,966 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
10.4 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
212.7 Thousand persons
Years covered
34
1992–2025
Data points
1,066
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by previous occupation is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 2,966 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 10.4 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 212.7 Thousand persons, and the mean is 515.36 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 285.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 38.2%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 71.0%).
Unemployed persons by previous occupation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2,966 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 2,608 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.4% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,451 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 1,692 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 1,576 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1,278 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 557.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Sweden | 510.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 500.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 422 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.7% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 396.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 339.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 337.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 277.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 15 | Serbia | 272.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 269.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 248.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 216.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 208.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 150.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 149.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 146.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 136.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 107.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 106.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 91.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 86.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 65.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 56.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 31 | Montenegro | 47.8 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 40.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 23 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 22.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Iceland | 10.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 10.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.0% | flat |