Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
17.9%
Montenegro
Lowest
2.8%
Czechia
Median
5.7%
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,284
What the numbers show
Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 17.9% in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.8% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 6.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 18.9%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 70.7%).
Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 17.9% | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.2% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 11.5% | 2025 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 10.5% | 2025 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 5 | Finland | 9.7% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 8.9% | 2025 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 8.8% | 2025 | up 18.9% | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 8.4% | 2025 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 10 | France | 7.7% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 7.5% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 7.5% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 13 | Lithuania | 6.9% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 6.9% | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 6.9% | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 13 | Lithuania | 6.9% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 6.5% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 6.4% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 6.2% | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 6.1% | 2025 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 6.1% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 6.0% | 2025 | down 52.4% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 5.7% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 5.4% | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 5.4% | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 26 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 29 | Ireland | 4.7% | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 4.5% | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 4.5% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 4.4% | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 4.4% | 2025 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 3.9% | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 3.9% | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 3.8% | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 38 | Germany | 3.8% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.8% | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 3.5% | 2025 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 42 | Poland | 3.1% | 2025 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Poland | 3.1% | 2025 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Malta | 3.1% | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 45 | Czechia | 2.8% | 2025 | down 45.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.