Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate) in Europe

38 countries in Europe, 2025. Unit: % of labour force. World ranking →

First in the ranking
1.5 %
Median country
5.6 %
half above, half below
World
4.8 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
1.5 to 13.6
Moldova - Montenegro

How to read it

Across 38 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Montenegro (13.6 %) and the lowest in Moldova (1.5 %).

The median country is at 5.6 %: half are above, half below.

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

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Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external… · via World Bank WDI (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS) · licence

Unemployment over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Moldova1.5
2Russia2.1
3Czechia2.8
4Malta2.9
5Poland3.0
6Slovenia3.2
7Belarus3.4
8Bulgaria3.5
9Iceland3.6
10Germany3.7
11Netherlands3.9
12Hungary4.5
13Ireland4.6
14Norway4.6
15United Kingdom4.7
16Switzerland4.9
17Croatia5.0
18Slovakia5.4
19Denmark5.5
20Austria5.6
21Belgium5.9
22Romania6.0
23Portugal6.2
24Luxembourg6.3
25Italy6.4
26Latvia6.6
27Lithuania6.7
28Serbia7.1
29France7.5
30Estonia8.3
31Greece8.5
32Sweden8.7
33Finland9.5
34Spain10.4
35Albania10.9
36Bosnia and Herzegovina11.0
37North Macedonia12.3
38Montenegro13.6
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