Unemployed persons by type of employment sought by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
4,045
Türkiye
Lowest
11.3
Iceland
Median
181.4
Years covered
38
1983–2020
Data points
1,248
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 4,045 in Türkiye; the lowest is 11.3 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 181.4, and the mean is 530.14.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 358.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 109.9%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 66.5%).
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 4,045 | 2020 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 3,531 | 2020 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,350 | 2020 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 2,290 | 2020 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 1,663 | 2020 | down 41.5% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1,269 | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1,269 | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 755 | 2020 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 552.1 | 2020 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 552.1 | 2020 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 457.8 | 2020 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 451.8 | 2020 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 356.6 | 2020 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 356.6 | 2020 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 354.5 | 2020 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 286.5 | 2020 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 286.5 | 2020 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 282.4 | 2020 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 243.5 | 2020 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 237.6 | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 212.7 | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 196.5 | 2020 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 181.4 | 2020 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 181.4 | 2020 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 170.7 | 2020 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 155.9 | 2020 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 155.9 | 2020 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 155.5 | 2020 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 137 | 2020 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 136.7 | 2020 | down 58.2% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 126 | 2020 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 126 | 2020 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 125 | 2020 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 124.8 | 2020 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 124.8 | 2020 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 78.7 | 2020 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 78.7 | 2020 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 51.2 | 2020 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 51.2 | 2020 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 40 | Estonia | 48.4 | 2020 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 48.4 | 2020 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 42 | Montenegro | 47.8 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 35.2 | 2020 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 21.2 | 2020 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Malta | 13.2 | 2020 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 46 | Iceland | 11.3 | 2020 | down 16.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.