Unemployed persons i
30 countries with data for 08/2026 · Frequency: Monthly · Unit: thousand persons · Basic
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m), retrieved 2026-10-16 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU2713,938
Euro area11,708
Spain2,580 29 of 30
Simple average473
Highest · 
France2,787
France2,787Lowest · 
Malta12
Malta12Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 13,938 | +4.6% | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 11,708 | +4.7% | — |
| 1 | Malta | 12 | +33.3% | 1/27 |
| 2 |  Iceland | 14 | +7.7% | — |
| 3 |  Cyprus | 23 | -4.2% | 2/27 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg | 25 | +13.6% | 3/27 |
| 5 |  Slovenia | 39 | -15.2% | 4/27 |
| 6 |  Estonia | 60 | +11.1% | 5/27 |
| 7 |  Latvia | 69 | +3.0% | 6/27 |
| 8 |  Croatia | 71 | -13.4% | 7/27 |
| 9 |  North Macedonia | 87 | -7.4% | — |
| 10 |  Lithuania | 92 | -15.6% | 8/27 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria | 98 | -6.7% | 9/27 |
| 12 |  Norway | 142 | -7.2% | — |
| 13 |  Slovakia | 156 | +2.6% | 10/27 |
| 14 |  Ireland | 161 | — | 11/27 |
| 15 |  Czechia | 180 | +3.4% | 12/27 |
| 16 |  Denmark | 197 | -8.8% | 13/27 |
| 17 |  Hungary | 229 | +10.1% | 14/27 |
| 18 |  Finland | 262 | -1.9% | 15/27 |
| 19 |  Austria | 309 | +13.6% | 16/27 |
| 20 |  Portugal | 323 | -1.2% | 17/27 |
| 21 |  Belgium | 341 | -2.8% | 18/27 |
| 22 |  Greece | 352 | -13.1% | 19/27 |
| 23 |  Netherlands | 419 | — | 20/27 |
| 24 |  Sweden | 505 | — | 21/27 |
| 25 |  Romania | 526 | +6.3% | 22/27 |
| 26 |  Poland | 593 | +4.6% | 23/27 |
| 27 |  Italy | 1,669 | +26.7% | 24/27 |
| 28 |  Germany | 1,860 | +6.9% | 25/27 |
| 29 |  Spain | 2,580 | -2.2% | 26/27 |
| 30 | France | 2,787 | +6.1% | 27/27 |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest unemployed persons?
- France, with 2,787 in 08/2026. The EU27 figure is 13,938.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 2,580 in 08/2026, rank 29 of 30 countries.
- What does unemployed persons measure?
- Unemployed persons, in thousand persons. A lower value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the unemployed persons data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m («Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is unemployed persons updated?
- Monthly. The latest period published is 08/2026; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
The full series since 01/1983, the chart and the analysis are in the Basic plan. See plans · Full methodology sheet →