Unemployment by sex and age - annual data by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
2,970 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
10 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
151 Thousand persons
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
771
What the numbers show
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 2,970 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 10 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 151 Thousand persons, and the mean is 435.63 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 297.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 37.5%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 70.9%).
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2,970 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 2,608 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 3 | France | 2,451 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.2% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 1,692 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 1,576 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 558 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 558 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 8 | Sweden | 510 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 500 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 422 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 396 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 396 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 339 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 337 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 278 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 272 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 270 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 249 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 216 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 209 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 151 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 150 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 150 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 137 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 26 | Norway | 136 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 108 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 108 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 107 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 92 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 87 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 87 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 66 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 66 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 56 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 56 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 37 | Montenegro | 48 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 40 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 40 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 23 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 23 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 11 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 10 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
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) 13,320 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 11,175 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 11,068 Thousand persons