List of sovereign states in Europe by unemployment rate

Graphic map of the EU and two EEA states Iceland and Norway (2016)

This is a list of European countries by unemployment and employment rate.

Map[edit]

Blue below 5%
Green 5.0 to 9.9%
Orange 10 to 14.9%
Red over 15%

Table[edit]

State (51)[1] Unemployment rate Employment rate Date
Albania Albania 17.5%[2] 50.2% (2017)[3] 2015
Andorra Andorra 3.7% - 2016
Armenia Armenia 16.6% 50.1% (2017)[3] -
Austria European Union Austria 4.6%[4] 76.8% (2019)[5] May 2023
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 5.0% 63.0% (2018)[3] -
Belarus Belarus[6] 1.0% 67.5% (2018)[3] 2015
Belgium European Union Belgium 5.7%[4] 70.5% (2019)[5] May 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina[7] 15.7% 35.2% (2019)[3] 2018
Bulgaria European Union Bulgaria 3.9%[4] 75.0% (2019)[5] May 2023
Croatia European Union Croatia 5.6%[4] 66.7% (2019)[5] June 2023
Cyprus European Union Cyprus 4.9%[4] 75.7% (2019)[5] May 2023
Czech Republic European Union Czech Republic 2.4%[4] 80.3% (2019)[5] May 2023
Denmark European Union Denmark 4.9%[4] 78.3% (2019)[5] May 2023
Estonia European Union Estonia 6.2%[4] 80.2% (2019)[5] May 2023
Finland European Union Finland 7.0%[4] 77.2% (2019)[5] December 2020
France European Union France 7.0%[4] 71.6% (2019)[5] May 2023
Georgia (country) Georgia 12.4% 55.8% (2018)[3] -
Germany European Union Germany 2.8%[4] 80.6% (2019)[5] May 2023
Greece European Union Greece 9.6% [4] 61.2% (2019)[5] May 2023
Hungary European Union Hungary 3.8%[4] 75.3% (2019)[5] May 2023
Iceland Iceland 3.2%[4] 85.9% (2019)[5] May 2023
Republic of Ireland European Union Ireland 3.8%[4] 75.1% (2019)[5] May 2023
Italy European Union Italy 7.6%[4] 63.5% (2019)[5] May 2023
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 5.0% 66.6% (2017)[3] -
Kosovo Kosovo[8] 25.9% 24.8% (2018)[3] 2018
Latvia European Union Latvia 5.7%[4] 77.4% (2019)[5] May 2023
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein[9] 1.8% 59.1% (2017)[3] 2017
Lithuania European Union Lithuania 7.2%[4] 78.2% (2019)[5] May 2023
Luxembourg European Union Luxembourg 4.9%[4] 72.8% (2019)[5] May 2023
Malta European Union Malta 2.8%[4] 77.2% (2019)[5] May 2023
Moldova Moldova[10] 6.3% 42.0% (2018)[3] 2017 Q1
Monaco Monaco 2.0% 47.9% (2016)[3] 2012
Montenegro Montenegro[11] 17.3% 47.5% (2018)[3] 2015
Netherlands European Union Netherlands 3.5%[4] 80.1% (2019)[5] May 2023
North Macedonia North Macedonia[12] 13.1% 45.5% 2023 Q2
Norway Norway 3%[4] 79.5% (2019)[5] May 2023
Poland European Union Poland 2.7%[4] 73.0% (2019)[5] May 2023
Portugal European Union Portugal 6.4%[4] 76.1% (2019)[5] May 2023
Romania European Union Romania 5.5%[4] 70.9% (2019)[5] May 2023
Russia Russia[13] 5.8% 59.8% (2018)[3] 2015
San Marino San Marino 8.0% 70.6% (2017)[3] 2017
Serbia Serbia[14][circular reference] 7.5% 65.2% (2019)[5] 2020 Q2
Slovakia European Union Slovakia 6%[4] 73.4% (2019)[5] May 2023
Slovenia European Union Slovenia 3.6%[4] 76.4% (2019)[5] May 2023
Spain European Union Spain 12.7%[4] 68.0% (2019)[5] May 2023
Sweden European Union Sweden 7.1%[4] 82.1% (2019)[5] May 2023
Switzerland Switzerland 5.1%[15] 82.9% (2019)[5] December 2020
Turkey Turkey 12.2%[15] 53.8% (2019)[5] January 2021
Ukraine Ukraine[16] 9.4% 57.1% (2018)[3] 2015
United Kingdom United Kingdom 4.9%[15] 79.3% (2019)[5] September 2020
Vatican City Vatican City - -

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Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Only 51 sovereign states are listed, including Kosovo and Vatican which are not UN members
  2. ^ "Albania Unemployment Rate."ieconomics.com. Retrieved on January 21, 2016. "Albania - Unemployment Rate."
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) - Albania". data.worldbank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Unemployment by sex and age – monthly data". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Employment rate by sex, age group 20-64". ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Unemployment in Belarus remains at 1% as of 1 January."eng.belta.by. Retrieved on January 21, 2016. "Unemployment in Belarus remains at 1% as of 1 January."
  7. ^ "Labour Force Survey 2018 as of April 2018 in Bosnia and Herzegovina ."bhas.ba. Retrieved on September 26, 2018. "Labour Force Survey 2018 in Bosnia and Herzegovina."
  8. ^ "[1]."ieconomics.com/. Kosovo Unemployment Rate
  9. ^ "Liechtenstein in Figures, 2019" (PDF). llv.li. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Moldova Unemployment Rate."statistica.md Retrieved on January 23, 2018. "Moldova - Unemployment Rate."
  11. ^ "Montenegro Unemployment Rate Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine."ieconomics.com. Retrieved on January 21, 2016. "Montenegro - Unemployment Rate."
  12. ^ "Active population". State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia.
  13. ^ "Russia Unemployment Rate Archived 2016-12-04 at the Wayback Machine."ieconomics.com. Retrieved on January 21, 2016. "Russia - Unemployment Rate."
  14. ^ "Labour Force Survey, Q1 2020". stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  15. ^ a b c "Unemployment by sex and age – monthly data". Eurostat. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Ukraine Unemployment Rate Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine."ieconomics.com. Retrieved on January 21, 2016. "Ukraine - Unemployment Rate."
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