Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 3.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Eastern Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Eastern Europe is 3.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Eastern Europe peaked at 11.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2025.
Eastern Europe ranks 33rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More work & labour data for Eastern Europe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 98,157 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3946 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4236 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0497 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 53,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 205,314 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 200,168 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 102,011 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Eastern Europe?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Eastern Europe was 3.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2025.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Eastern Europe ranks 33rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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