Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and sex by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
805.4
France
Lowest
3
Iceland
Median
47.15
Years covered
32
1994–2025
Data points
1,012
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and sex is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 805.4 in France; the lowest is 3 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 47.15, and the mean is 136.82.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 268.
Over the past decade 17 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 | Türkiye | 930.1 | 2025 | up 37.2% | 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 | — | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 20.6 | 2025 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.