Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
2,957 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
12 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
162 Thousand persons
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
819
What the numbers show
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 2,957 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 12 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 162 Thousand persons, and the mean is 449.05 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 246.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 61.1%).
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2,957 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 2,709 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 3 | France | 2,639 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 1,739 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 1,364 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 580 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Poland | 580 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Romania | 536 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 524 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 508 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 428 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 428 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 346 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 345 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 307 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 302 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 276 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 18 | Switzerland | 266 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 243 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 46.4% | flat |
| 20 | Hungary | 226 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 171 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 162 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 162 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 159 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 146 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 142 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 117 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 117 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 99 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 99 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 97 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 90 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 66 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 66 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 35 | Montenegro | 53 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 23.3% | flat |
| 36 | Estonia | 52 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 52 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 43 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 43 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 25 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 21 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 12 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 33.3% | 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) 13,804 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 11,524 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 11,427 Thousand persons