Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
7,476
United States
Lowest
9
Iceland
Median
233
Years covered
44
1983–2026
Data points
1,225
What the numbers show
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 7,476 in United States; the lowest is 9 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 233, and the mean is 773.33.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 831.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 73.6%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 72.8%).
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7,476 | 2026 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 2 | France | 2,496 | 2026 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 2,638 | 2026 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 2,449 | 2026 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 1,938 | 2026 | down 36.8% | flat |
| 5 | Japan | 1,790 | 2026 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 1,764 | 2026 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,733 | 2020 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 8 | Sweden | 592 | 2026 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 503 | 2026 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Romania | 502 | 2026 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 394 | 2026 | down 30.4% | flat |
| 12 | Greece | 338 | 2026 | down 70.9% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 328 | 2026 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 299 | 2026 | down 43.7% | flat |
| 15 | Finland | 297 | 2026 | up 43.5% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 263 | 2026 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 252 | 2026 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 214 | 2026 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 200 | 2026 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 182 | 2026 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 162 | 2026 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 157 | 2026 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 155 | 2026 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 155 | 2026 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 114 | 2026 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 91 | 2026 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 83 | 2026 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 64 | 2026 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 63 | 2026 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 49 | 2026 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 37 | 2026 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 24 | 2026 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Cyprus | 17 | 2026 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Malta | 12 | 2026 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 35 | Iceland | 9 | 2026 | up 50.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.