Unemployment by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
4,045 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
11 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
181 Thousand persons
Years covered
29
1992–2020
Data points
1,183
What the numbers show
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 4,045 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 11 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 181 Thousand persons, and the mean is 581.38 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 368.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 110.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 67.5%).
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 4,045 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 3,531 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,350 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 2,289 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 2,237 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 1,663 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1,269 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,269 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 755 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 537 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 537 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 458 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 452 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 357 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 357 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 354 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 287 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 282 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 243 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 238 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 213 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 197 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 181 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 181 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 170 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 169 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 156 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 137 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 58.1% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 137 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 126 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 126 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 32 | Norway | 125 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 125 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 125 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 79 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 79 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 51 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 51 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 48 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 48 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 39 | Montenegro | 48 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 35 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 21 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 13 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 11 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 21.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 15,445 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 14,861 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 13,581 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 12,911 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 12,742 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 12,618 Thousand persons