Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
10.6
Finland
Lowest
1.2
Bulgaria
Median
4.75
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
330
What the numbers show
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 10.6 in Finland; the lowest is 1.2 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.75, and the mean is 5.22.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 54.7%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 68.4%).
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 10.6 | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 10.3 | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 3 | Sweden | 8.9 | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 4 | Greece | 8.7 | 2025 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 5 | Austria | 8.3 | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 6 | Estonia | 8.2 | 2025 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 6 | Estonia | 8.2 | 2025 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 7.4 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 7.1 | 2025 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 10 | Portugal | 6.8 | 2025 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 6.7 | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 6.6 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 6.6 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 5.1 | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 5.1 | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 16 | Ireland | 4.9 | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 4.6 | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 4 | 2019 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 18 | Netherlands | 4 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 18 | Netherlands | 4 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 4 | 2019 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 3.2 | 2025 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Malta | 3.1 | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 3 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 3 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 2.5 | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 2.5 | 2025 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | 2.5 | 2025 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 2.5 | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 1.8 | 2025 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 1.8 | 2025 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 1.2 | 2025 | down 68.4% | falling |