Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
3,968
Türkiye
Lowest
13.9
Malta
Median
189.8
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
1,020
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 3,968 in Türkiye; the lowest is 13.9 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 189.8, and the mean is 552.06.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 285.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 97.2%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 65.8%).
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 3,968 | 2020 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 3,720 | 2020 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,436 | 2020 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 2,392 | 2020 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1,650 | 2020 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1,650 | 2020 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 1,352 | 2019 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 750.1 | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 546.5 | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 546.5 | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 470 | 2020 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 434.2 | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 374 | 2020 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 374 | 2020 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 373.7 | 2020 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 321 | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 321 | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 293.9 | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 249.7 | 2020 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 246.4 | 2020 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 200.5 | 2020 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 195 | 2020 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 189.8 | 2020 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 189.8 | 2020 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 176.2 | 2020 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 161.6 | 2020 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 159.4 | 2020 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 152.9 | 2020 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 152.9 | 2020 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 152 | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 152 | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 138.9 | 2020 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Lithuania | 134.5 | 2020 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 134.5 | 2020 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 35 | Norway | 131.6 | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 75.6 | 2020 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 75.6 | 2020 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 54 | 2020 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 54 | 2020 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 40 | Montenegro | 53.5 | 2020 | up 24.7% | flat |
| 41 | Slovenia | 52.6 | 2020 | down 34.8% | flat |
| 41 | Slovenia | 52.6 | 2020 | down 34.8% | flat |
| 43 | Cyprus | 36.8 | 2020 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 20.9 | 2020 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 14.9 | 2020 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 13.9 | 2020 | up 13.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.