Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
12.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
2.8
Czechia
Median
6.05
Years covered
5
2021–2025
Data points
230
What the numbers show
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational attainment level is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 12.2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 2.8 in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.05, and the mean is 6.25.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.2 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 11.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 11.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 10.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 5 | Finland | 9.7 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 8.9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 7 | Sweden | 8.8 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 8.7 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 8 | Serbia | 8.7 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 8.4 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 11 | France | 7.7 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 7.5 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 12 | Estonia | 7.5 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 6.9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 6.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 6.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 6.9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 6.5 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 6.4 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 6.2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 21 | Romania | 6.1 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 6.1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 6 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 5.7 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 25 | Slovakia | 5.4 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 5.4 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 4.9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 4.9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 27 | Switzerland | 4.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 30 | Ireland | 4.7 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 4.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 4.5 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 4.4 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 4.4 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 3.9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 3.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 35 | Slovenia | 3.9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 3.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 39 | Germany | 3.8 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 3.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 3.1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 3.1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 3.1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 44 | Czechia | 2.8 | 2025 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.