Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
2,694 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
11 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
163 Thousand persons
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
855
What the numbers show
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 2,694 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 11 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 163 Thousand persons, and the mean is 419.96 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 245.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 66.7%).
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2,694 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 2 | France | 2,570 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 2,495 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 1,712 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 1,534 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 580 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 574 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Romania | 558 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 550 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 428 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 385 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 380 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 336 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 332 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 301 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 272 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 252 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 221 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 33.1% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 220 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 220 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 218 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 169 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 163 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 162 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 153 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 151 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 147 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 117 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 107 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Croatia | 99 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 96 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 90 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 90 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 84 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 66 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 66 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 37 | Montenegro | 53 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 23.3% | flat |
| 38 | Estonia | 52 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 49 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 43 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 39 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 25 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 19 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 15 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 11 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 22.2% | 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) 13,401 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 11,116 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 11,009 Thousand persons