ES EN

Unemployment rate country ranking

Countries ranked by Unemployment rate across Europe.

Indicator: unemployment_rate Year: 2025 Granularity: country

Ranking controls

Explore by year and geography

Eurostat indicator: Unemployment rate

Burden ranking

Countries most affected by employment

Higher values indicate higher burden.

Top country: Bosnia and Herzegovina · Lowest in ranking: Czechia

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Top country: Bosnia and Herzegovina · Lowest in ranking: Czechia
  • Unemployment rate ranking uses country scope for year 2025.
  • Top position: Bosnia and Herzegovina (12.20).
  • Lower end: Czechia (2.80).
  • Current ranking includes 34 countries.

Editorial detail

Editorial insights

Top country: Bosnia and Herzegovina · Lowest in ranking: Czechia

Indicator: Unemployment rate

Granularity: Countries

  1. 1
    –

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    12.20

    -0.40
    View
  2. 2
    –

    North Macedonia

    11.50

    -0.80
    View
  3. 3
    –

    Spain

    10.50

    -0.90
    View
  4. 4
    ▲ 3

    Finland

    9.70

    +1.30
    View
  5. 5
    ▼ 1

    Greece

    8.90

    -1.20
    View
  6. 6
    ▲ 1

    Sweden

    8.80

    +0.40
    View
  7. 7
    ▼ 1

    Serbia

    8.70

    +0.10
    View
  8. 8
    ▼ 3

    Turkey

    8.40

    -0.40
    View
  9. 9
    ▲ 1

    France

    7.70

    +0.30
    View
  10. 10
    ▼ 1

    Estonia

    7.50

    -0.10
    View
  11. 11
    ▲ 1

    Latvia

    6.90

    +0.00
    View
  12. 11
    –

    Lithuania

    6.90

    -0.20
    View
  13. 13
    ▲ 2

    Luxembourg

    6.50

    +0.10
    View
  14. 14
    ▲ 2

    Denmark

    6.40

    +0.20
    View
  15. 15
    ▲ 2

    Belgium

    6.20

    +0.50
    View
  16. 16
    ▼ 3

    Italy

    6.10

    -0.40
    View
  17. 16
    ▲ 2

    Romania

    6.10

    +0.70
    View
  18. 18
    ▼ 5

    Portugal

    6.00

    -0.50
    View
  19. 19
    ▲ 1

    Austria

    5.70

    +0.50
    View
  20. 20
    ▼ 1

    Slovakia

    5.40

    +0.10
    View
  21. 21
    –

    Croatia

    4.90

    -0.10
    View
  22. 21
    ▲ 3

    Switzerland

    4.90

    +0.50
    View
  23. 23
    ▲ 2

    Ireland

    4.70

    +0.40
    View
  24. 24
    ▲ 6

    Iceland

    4.50

    +0.90
    View
  25. 24
    ▲ 3

    Norway

    4.50

    +0.50
    View
  26. 26
    ▼ 4

    Cyprus

    4.40

    -0.40
    View
  27. 26
    ▼ 3

    Hungary

    4.40

    -0.10
    View
  28. 28
    –

    Netherlands

    3.90

    +0.20
    View
  29. 28
    –

    Slovenia

    3.90

    +0.20
    View
  30. 30
    ▲ 1

    Germany

    3.80

    +0.30
    View
  31. 31
    ▼ 5

    Bulgaria

    3.50

    -0.70
    View
  32. 32
    –

    Malta

    3.10

    -0.10
    View
  33. 32
    ▲ 1

    Poland

    3.10

    +0.20
    View
  34. 34
    –

    Czechia

    2.80

    +0.20
    View

Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

Unemployment rate

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.20
  2. #2 North Macedonia 11.50
  3. #3 Spain 10.50
  4. #4 Finland 9.70
  5. #5 Greece 8.90

Bottom 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #34 Czechia 2.80
  2. #32 Poland 3.10
  3. #32 Malta 3.10
  4. #31 Bulgaria 3.50
  5. #30 Germany 3.80

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Finland +1.30
  2. #2 Iceland +0.90
  3. #3 Romania +0.70
  4. #4 Belgium +0.50
  5. #5 Austria +0.50

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Greece -1.20
  2. #2 Spain -0.90
  3. #3 North Macedonia -0.80
  4. #4 Bulgaria -0.70
  5. #5 Portugal -0.50