Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and age by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
805.4
France
Lowest
3
Iceland
Median
40.3
Years covered
32
1994β2025
Data points
1,012
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and age is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 805.4 in France; the lowest is 3 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.3, and the mean is 114.15.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 268.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 181.8%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 61.2%).
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 805.4 | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 708.9 | 2025 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 461.9 | 2025 | up 70.2% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 374 | 2019 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 208.4 | 2025 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 144.7 | 2025 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 133.7 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 117.4 | 2025 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 112.7 | 2025 | down 48.6% | flat |
| 10 | Belgium | 103.4 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 89.9 | 2025 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Switzerland | 85.8 | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 71.9 | 2025 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Denmark | 71.5 | 2025 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 61.6 | 2025 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 16 | Finland | 60.8 | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 54 | 2025 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 40.3 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 32.8 | 2025 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 31.8 | 2025 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 31.6 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.5 | 2025 | β | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 20.6 | 2025 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 24 | Slovak Republic | 19.5 | 2025 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 18.1 | 2025 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 17.1 | 2025 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 17 | 2025 | down 61.2% | flat |
| 28 | Estonia | 15.3 | 2025 | up 51.5% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 15 | 2025 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 10.8 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Montenegro | 10.6 | 2020 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 10 | 2025 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovenia | 9.2 | 2025 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Malta | 3.1 | 2025 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Iceland | 3 | 2025 | up 76.5% | rising |