Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
7,476 Thousand persons
United States
Lowest
12 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
224 Thousand persons
Years covered
44
1983–2026
Data points
1,580
What the numbers show
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 7,476 Thousand persons in United States; the lowest is 12 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 224 Thousand persons, and the mean is 820.57 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 623.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 73.5%).
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7,476 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 2 | United States | 6,859 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 3,048 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 2,757 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 2,630 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 1,791 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 41.6% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 1,785 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 1,733 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 1,733 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 10 | Japan | 1,680 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 598 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Romania | 516 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 503 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 466 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 432 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 23.7% | flat |
| 16 | Netherlands | 394 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 30.4% | flat |
| 17 | Belgium | 341 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 18 | Portugal | 320 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 19 | Greece | 307 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 73.5% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 298 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 44.0% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 286 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 248 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 228 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 224 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 163 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 26 | Norway | 160 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 157 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 157 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 149 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 148 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 114 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 93 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 87 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 87 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 84 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 72 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 67 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 64 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 39 | Latvia | 63 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 59 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 49 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 39 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 43 | Slovenia | 37 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 25 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Cyprus | 16 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 46 | Iceland | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 100.0% | rising |
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) 13,906 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 11,723 Thousand persons