Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
10.6%
Finland
Lowest
1.2%
Bulgaria
Median
4.8%
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
336
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 4.8%, and the mean is 5.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 25 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 | 4.0% | 2019 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 18 | Netherlands | 4.0% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 18 | Netherlands | 4.0% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 4.0% | 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 | 3.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 3.0% | 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 |