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 7.11.
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 | 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
- 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
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 10
- Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 10