Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
3,968 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
13.9 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
189.8 Thousand persons
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
994
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 3,968 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 13.9 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 189.8 Thousand persons, and the mean is 566.4 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 285.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 31 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 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 3,720 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,436 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 2,392 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1,650 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,650 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 1,352 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 750.1 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 546.5 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 546.5 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 470 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 434.2 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 374 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 374 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 373.7 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 321 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 293.9 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 249.7 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 246.4 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 200.5 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 195 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 189.8 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 189.8 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 176.2 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 161.6 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 159.4 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 152.9 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 152.9 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 152 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 138.9 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 134.5 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 134.5 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 131.6 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 75.6 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 75.6 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 54 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 54 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 38 | Montenegro | 53.5 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 24.7% | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 52.6 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 34.8% | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 52.6 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 34.8% | flat |
| 41 | Cyprus | 36.8 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 20.9 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 14.9 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 13.9 Thousand persons | 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.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 15,456 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 13,472 Thousand persons