Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe and Northern America recorded 5.0% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Europe and Northern America peaked at 9.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2023.
Europe and Northern America ranks 18th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +36.4% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Europe and Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +36.4% | 6.6% | 9.0% |
| 2020 | +35.5% | 5.3% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
More work & labour data for Europe and Northern America
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 12.4% (2025)
- Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2.09 (2024)
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 8.2% (2025)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 95.4% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 88.7% (2024)
- [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 58.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Europe and Northern America?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Europe and Northern America was 5.0% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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