Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
24.9%
Mayotte
Lowest
2.8%
Czechia
Median
6.1%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,453
What the numbers show
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 24.9% in Mayotte; the lowest is 2.8% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.1%, and the mean is 7.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 40 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 NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 24.9% | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | Montenegro | 17.9% | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 16.6% | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 4 | Martinique | 13.4% | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.2% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 11.5% | 2025 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 11.5% | 2025 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 10.5% | 2025 | down 52.5% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 9.7% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 8.9% | 2025 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 8.8% | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 12 | Serbia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 14 | Türkiye | 8.4% | 2025 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 15 | France | 7.7% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 7.5% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 7.5% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 18 | Lithuania | 6.9% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 6.9% | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 6.9% | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 18 | Lithuania | 6.9% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 6.5% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 6.4% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 6.2% | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 6.1% | 2025 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 25 | Romania | 6.1% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 6.0% | 2025 | down 52.4% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 5.7% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 5.4% | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 5.4% | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 34 | Ireland | 4.7% | 2025 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Iceland | 4.5% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 4.5% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 4.4% | 2025 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 4.4% | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 3.9% | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 3.9% | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 43 | Germany | 3.8% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 3.8% | 2019 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 3.8% | 2019 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 3.5% | 2025 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 47 | Malta | 3.1% | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 47 | Poland | 3.1% | 2025 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 3.1% | 2025 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 50 | 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.
- Ciudad de Melilla 24.9%
- Ciudad de Ceuta 24.3%
- Crna Gora 17.9%
- Guyane 16.9%
- RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises 16.6%
- La Réunion 16.3%
- Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 16.1%
- Kontinentalna Hrvatska (NUTS 2016) 15.9%
- Dytiki Makedonia 15.3%
- Andalucía 15.2%
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 15.2%
- Sur 14.9%
- Extremadura 14.8%
- Campania 13.9%
- Canarias 13.5%
- Lietuva (NUTS 2013) 13.4%
- Castilla-La Mancha 12.8%
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 12.6%
- Sicilia 12.2%
- Región de Murcia 12.1%
- Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije 12.0%
- Kentriki Makedonia 11.7%
- Comunitat Valenciana 11.6%
- Voreia Elláda 11.6%
- Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari 11.6%
- Severna Makedonija 11.5%
- Centro (ES) 11.4%
- Isole 11.4%
- Sud-Est 11.3%
- Sud 10.9%
- Helsinki-Uusimaa 10.6%
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 10.6%
- İzmir 10.6%
- İzmir 10.6%
- Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın 10.4%
- Sydsverige 10.3%
- Srbija - jug 10.1%
- Puglia 10.0%
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 10.0%
- Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 10.0%