Unemployment rate in the region by NUTS 1 region

109 European regions compared for 2025. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking
2.4 %
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria · Bulgaria
Median region
6.1 %
of 109 regions
Last in the ranking
16.6 %
RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises · France

How to read it

Across European NUTS 1 regions the values range from 16.6 % (RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises) to 2.4 % (Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria).

Differences between regions of one country are often larger than differences between countries - which is why regions are compared across Europe, not only at home.

Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region
Percentage · All ISCED 2011 levels · Total · From 15 to 74 years

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Ranking

2025
Share of the highest value
1Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna BulgariaBulgaria2.4
2Makroregion północno-zachodniPoland2.6
3Makroregion południowyPoland2.7
4ČeskoCzechia2.8
5Makroregion województwo mazowieckiePoland2.9
6BayernGermany3.0
7Közép-MagyarországHungary3.1
8MaltaMalta3.1
9Makroregion północnyPoland3.3
10Baden-WürttembergGermany3.3
11Rheinland-PfalzGermany3.4
12Makroregion południowo-zachodniPoland3.4
13HessenGermany3.4
14Zuid-NederlandNetherlands3.4
15Oost-NederlandNetherlands3.5
16Mecklenburg-VorpommernGermany3.5
17NiedersachsenGermany3.5
18Nord-EstItaly3.7
19ThüringenGermany3.7
20Schleswig-HolsteinGermany3.7
21Makroregion centralnyPoland3.7
22BrandenburgGermany3.8
23SlovenijaSlovenia3.9
24Nord-OvestItaly3.9
25Makroregion wschodniPoland4.0
26SaarlandGermany4.1
27Noord-NederlandNetherlands4.1
28DunántúlHungary4.1
29Nordrhein-WestfalenGermany4.2
30West-NederlandNetherlands4.2
31WestösterreichAustria4.2
32Vlaams GewestBelgium4.3
33KýprosCyprus4.4
34NorgeNorway4.5
35ÍslandIceland4.5
36IrelandIreland4.7
37SachsenGermany4.8
38Severna i Yugoiztochna BulgariaBulgaria4.8
39Schweiz/Suisse/SvizzeraSwitzerland4.9
40Sachsen-AnhaltGermany4.9
41HrvatskaCroatia4.9
42Região Autónoma dos AçoresPortugal4.9
43SüdösterreichAustria5.0
44Centro (IT)Italy5.0
45Macroregiunea UnuRomania5.1
46BremenGermany5.1
47Macroregiunea TreiRomania5.3
48HamburgGermany5.3
49SlovenskoSlovakia5.4
50Região Autónoma da MadeiraPortugal5.4
51BretagneFrance5.6
52Alföld és ÉszakHungary5.9
53Nisia Aigaiou, KritiGreece5.9
54Macroregiunea PatruRomania6.0
55ContinentePortugal6.1
56Centre — Val de LoireFrance6.1
57DanmarkDenmark6.4
58LuxembourgLuxembourg6.5
59BerlinGermany6.5
60Grand EstFrance6.6
61Pays de la LoireFrance6.6
62Batı MarmaraTürkiye6.7
63Doğu KaradenizTürkiye6.8
64LietuvaLithuania6.9
65LatvijaLatvia6.9
66Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance7.0
67OstösterreichAustria7.2
68Nouvelle-AquitaineFrance7.2
69Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurFrance7.3
70CorseFrance7.3
71NormandieFrance7.4
72Orta AnadoluTürkiye7.4
73EestiEstonia7.5
74Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance7.5
75Batı KaradenizTürkiye7.5
76Srbija - severSerbia7.5
77OccitanieFrance7.6
78Norra SverigeSweden7.7
79NoresteSpain7.7
80Kuzeydoğu AnadoluTürkiye7.7
81Région wallonneBelgium7.8
82Comunidad de MadridSpain8.0
83Macroregiunea DoiRomania8.0
84AttikiGreece8.1
85Batı AnadoluTürkiye8.1
86Kentriki ElládaGreece8.2
87NoroesteSpain8.3
88AkdenizTürkiye8.4
89EgeTürkiye8.4
90Hauts-de-FranceFrance8.5
91Doğu MarmaraTürkiye8.5
92Ile de FranceFrance8.8
93Södra SverigeSweden8.9
94İstanbulTürkiye9.0
95Östra SverigeSweden9.2
96Güneydoğu AnadoluTürkiye9.5
97EsteSpain9.6
98Manner-SuomiFinland9.7
99Ortadoğu AnadoluTürkiye9.9
100Srbija - jugSerbia10.1
101SudItaly10.9
102IsoleItaly11.4
103Centro (ES)Spain11.4
104Severna MakedonijaNorth Macedonia11.5
105Voreia ElládaGreece11.6
106Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk GewestBelgium12.6
107CanariasSpain13.5
108SurSpain14.9
109RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques FrançaisesFrance16.6
© European Union, source: Eurostat · dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt · 2025 Source and licence

The ranking is for the latest period in which most regions have a value; the most recent year is often published by only some countries.