teilm020 · 2025–2026

Unemployment rate by sex

Eurostat teilm020 — Unemployment rate by sex. Data range: 2025-04 to 2026-03.

At a glance

In 2026, the EU-27 figure for unemployment rate by sex was 17.9 .

That is a 66.8% fell versus 2025 (53.9).

Across member states, Finland reported the highest value (31.2, 2026) and Czechia the lowest (9.50, 2026) — a ratio of 3.3× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset teilm020; every value links back to the canonical source.

EU-27 · 2026
17.9
HIGHEST · 2026
Finland
31.2
LOWEST · 2026
Czechia
9.50

Map · 2026

Finland: 31.2 FI 31.2 Sweden: 25.7 SE 25.7 Denmark: 21.8 DK 21.8 Estonia: 20.1 EE 20.1 Ireland: 13.9 IE 13.9 Netherlands: 12.1 NL 12.1 Germany: 12.0 DE 12.0 Poland: 9.7 PL 9.7 Latvia: 20.0 LV 20.0 Belgium: 19.1 BE 19.1 Luxembourg: 20.7 LU 20.7 Czechia: 9.5 CZ 9.5 Slovakia: 16.8 SK 16.8 Lithuania: 19.5 LT 19.5 France: 23.2 FR 23.2 Austria: 16.9 AT 16.9 Hungary: 13.5 HU 13.5 Romania: 18.1 RO 18.1 Portugal: 17.2 PT 17.2 Spain: 30.8 ES 30.8 Italy: 15.8 IT 15.8 Slovenia: 11.6 SI 11.6 Bulgaria: 9.6 BG 9.6 Cyprus: 12.8 CY 12.8 Malta: 10.5 MT 10.5 Croatia: 12.8 HR 12.8 Greece: 25.6 EL 25.6
9.5 31.2

Ranking · 2026

Finland FI 31.2 Spain ES 30.8 Sweden SE 25.7 Greece EL 25.6 France FR 23.2 Denmark DK 21.8 Luxembourg LU 20.7 Estonia EE 20.1 Latvia LV 20 Lithuania LT 19.5 Belgium BE 19.1 Romania RO 18.1 European Union (27) EU 17.9 Portugal PT 17.2 Austria AT 16.9 Slovakia SK 16.8 Italy IT 15.8 Ireland IE 13.9 Hungary HU 13.5 Cyprus CY 12.8 Croatia HR 12.8 Netherlands NL 12.1 Germany DE 12 Slovenia SI 11.6 Malta MT 10.5 Poland PL 9.7 Bulgaria BG 9.6 Czechia CZ 9.5
2026 ranking · 28 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

13.35 34.58 55.8 77.02 98.25 2025 2026 Finland Spain Sweden Greece France Denmark Luxembourg Estonia Latvia Lithuania Belgium Romania European Union (27) Unemployment rate by sex (value) FI ES SE EL FR DK LU EE LV LT BE RO EU27_2020
  • Finland 31.2
  • Spain 30.8
  • Sweden 25.7
  • Greece 25.6
  • France 23.2
  • Denmark 21.8
  • Luxembourg 20.7
  • Estonia 20.1
  • Latvia 20
  • Lithuania 19.5
  • Belgium 19.1
  • Romania 18.1
  • European Union (27) 17.9

Country × year heatmap · all values

20252026 Austria AT Austria · 2025: 51.8 Austria · 2026: 16.9 Belgium BE Belgium · 2025: 56.0 Belgium · 2026: 19.1 Bulgaria BG Bulgaria · 2025: 31.9 Bulgaria · 2026: 9.6 Croatia HR Croatia · 2025: 42.5 Croatia · 2026: 12.8 Cyprus CY Cyprus · 2025: 38.8 Cyprus · 2026: 12.8 Czechia CZ Czechia · 2025: 27.0 Czechia · 2026: 9.5 Denmark DK Denmark · 2025: 57.7 Denmark · 2026: 21.8 Estonia EE Estonia · 2025: 65.2 Estonia · 2026: 20.1 Finland FI Finland · 2025: 89.0 Finland · 2026: 31.2 France FR France · 2025: 69.5 France · 2026: 23.2 Germany DE Germany · 2025: 34.4 Germany · 2026: 12.0 Greece EL Greece · 2025: 77.9 Greece · 2026: 25.6 Hungary HU Hungary · 2025: 39.5 Hungary · 2026: 13.5 Ireland IE Ireland · 2025: 42.5 Ireland · 2026: 13.9 Italy IT Italy · 2025: 53.7 Italy · 2026: 15.8 Latvia LV Latvia · 2025: 61.9 Latvia · 2026: 20.0 Lithuania LT Lithuania · 2025: 61.3 Lithuania · 2026: 19.5 Luxembourg LU Luxembourg · 2025: 59.0 Luxembourg · 2026: 20.7 Malta MT Malta · 2025: 26.9 Malta · 2026: 10.5 Netherlands NL Netherlands · 2025: 35.1 Netherlands · 2026: 12.1 Poland PL Poland · 2025: 28.4 Poland · 2026: 9.7 Portugal PT Portugal · 2025: 53.6 Portugal · 2026: 17.2 Romania RO Romania · 2025: 55.0 Romania · 2026: 18.1 Slovakia SK Slovakia · 2025: 49.4 Slovakia · 2026: 16.8 Slovenia SI Slovenia · 2025: 34.5 Slovenia · 2026: 11.6 Spain ES Spain · 2025: 93.7 Spain · 2026: 30.8 Sweden SE Sweden · 2025: 79.5 Sweden · 2026: 25.7
9.5 93.7

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