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Long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) by country

% of unemployed · 34 countries ranked · 2025

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Rank 1 = best (lower is better for this indicator).25 of 34
  1. 1IcelandWorld rank 1st of 34
    up +0.3 pts
  2. 2NetherlandsWorld rank 2nd of 34
    down −0.1 pts
  3. 3DenmarkWorld rank 3rd of 34
    up +1.9 pts
  4. 4NorwayWorld rank 4th of 34
    down −0.1 pts
  5. 5TürkiyeWorld rank 5th of 34
    down −1.2 pts
  6. 6MaltaWorld rank 6th of 34
    down −1.4 pts
  7. 7SwedenWorld rank 7th of 34
    down −0.3 pts
  8. 8CyprusWorld rank 8th of 34
    down −7.0 pts
  9. 9FranceWorld rank 9th of 34
    down −0.3 pts
  10. 10AustriaWorld rank 10th of 34
    up +1.5 pts
  11. 11IrelandWorld rank 11th of 34
    up +0.9 pts
  12. 12EstoniaWorld rank 12th of 34
    up +0.3 pts
  13. 13FinlandWorld rank 13th of 34
    up +4.2 pts
  14. 14PolandWorld rank 14th of 34
    down −0.8 pts
  15. 15GermanyWorld rank 15th of 34
    down −0.7 pts
  16. 16SloveniaWorld rank 16th of 34
    down −1.8 pts
  17. 17SwitzerlandWorld rank 17th of 34
    down −1.9 pts
  18. 18CzechiaWorld rank 18th of 34
    up +1.0 pts
  19. 19LuxembourgWorld rank 19th of 34
    up +5.2 pts
  20. 20BelgiumWorld rank 20th of 34
    down −4.2 pts
  21. 21SpainWorld rank 21st of 34
    down −1.4 pts
  22. 22HungaryWorld rank 22nd of 34
    down −1.2 pts
  23. 23LatviaWorld rank 23rd of 34
    up +1.6 pts
  24. 24RomaniaWorld rank 24th of 34
    up +1.7 pts
  25. 25LithuaniaWorld rank 25th of 34
    up +3.5 pts

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Long-term unemployment (% of unemployed), 2025. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

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Rank by year for Iceland, Netherlands, Denmark, 2000–2024.