Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
3,968 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
14 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
190 Thousand persons
Years covered
29
1992–2020
Data points
1,212
What the numbers show
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 3,968 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 14 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 190 Thousand persons, and the mean is 611.53 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 283.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 90.9%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 66.8%).
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 3,968 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 3,720 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,436 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 2,392 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 2,313 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 1,653 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1,650 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,650 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 750 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 531 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 531 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 470 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 434 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 374 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 374 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 374 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 321 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 294 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 250 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 246 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 200 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 195 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 190 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 190 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 175 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 173 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 27 | Czechia | 162 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 153 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 153 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 152 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 139 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 58.6% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 134 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 134 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 132 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 76 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 76 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 54 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 54 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 53 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 34.6% | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 53 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 34.6% | flat |
| 39 | Montenegro | 53 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 23.3% | flat |
| 42 | Cyprus | 37 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 21 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Iceland | 15 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 14 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 16.7% | 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) 15,330 Thousand persons
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 15,123 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 13,363 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 13,345 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 13,190 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 13,037 Thousand persons