Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation was 6.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.4
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
12
in 2013
All-time low
6.4
in 2024
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 6.4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 12 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.4, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.9 | — |
| 2003 | 9.1 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.4 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 9.1 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.4 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 7.5 | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.5 | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 10.1 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 10.2 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.4 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 12 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 11.7 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.9 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 10 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 7.8 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 6.7 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 6.5 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 6.4 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 6.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.68 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.09 | 7.5 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Montenegro 17.9 compare
- 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.2 compare
- 3 North Macedonia 11.5 compare
- 3 North Macedonia 11.5 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 61.8 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 6.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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