Unemployment by sex and age - annual data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
2,970
Türkiye
Lowest
10
Malta
Median
151
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
804
What the numbers show
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 2,970 in Türkiye; the lowest is 10 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 151, and the mean is 424.36.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 297.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 34 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 | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 2,608 | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 3 | France | 2,451 | 2025 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 1,692 | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 1,576 | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 558 | 2025 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 558 | 2025 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 8 | Sweden | 510 | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 500 | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 422 | 2025 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 396 | 2025 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 396 | 2025 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 339 | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 337 | 2025 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 278 | 2025 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 272 | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 272 | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 270 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 249 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 216 | 2025 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 209 | 2025 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 151 | 2025 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 150 | 2025 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 150 | 2025 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 137 | 2025 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 136 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 108 | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 108 | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 107 | 2025 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 92 | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 92 | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 87 | 2025 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 87 | 2025 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 66 | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 66 | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 56 | 2025 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 56 | 2025 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 39 | Montenegro | 48 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 40 | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 40 | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 23 | 2025 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 23 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 44 | Iceland | 11 | 2025 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 45 | Malta | 10 | 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.