Money and work
Where is unemployment highest?
One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.
The highest figure is Spain at 10.5%, the lowest Czechia at 2.8%. The EU27 figure is 6.0%.
All 27 countries
- ES10.5%
- FI9.7%
- GR8.9%
- SE8.8%
- FR7.7%
- EE7.5%
- LT6.9%
- LV6.9%
- LU6.5%
- DK6.4%
- BE6.2%
- IT6.1%
- RO6.1%
- PT6.0%
- AT5.7%
- SK5.4%
- HR4.9%
- IE4.7%
- CY4.4%
- HU4.4%
- NL3.9%
- SI3.9%
- DE3.8%
- BG3.5%
- MT3.1%
- PL3.1%
- CZ2.8%
Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.
Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27
2011–2025
Lines: EU27, Spain, Finland, Greece, Malta, Poland and Czechia. Hover a year to read the figures. une_rt_a · 2025.
Source
Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. une_rt_a · 2025.