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Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) · Regions

Ranking of European regions on “Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)” (% of labour force), using the latest period published by most regions at each level. Rank 1 = lowest value.

Source: Eurostat (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · View on Eurostat

Period by level: NUTS 1: 2025, NUTS 2: 2025.

Regional ranking

#RegionCountryValueRank in its country
1Prov. West-Vlaanderen BE25 Belgium0.3%1 of 11
2Gelderland NL22 Netherlands0.4%1 of 9
2Utrecht NL35 Netherlands0.4%1 of 9
4Jihozápad CZ03 Czechia0.5%1 of 6
4Noord-Holland NL32 Netherlands0.5%3 of 9
4Overijssel NL21 Netherlands0.5%3 of 9
4Śląskie PL22 Poland0.5%1 of 9
4Warszawski stołeczny PL91 Poland0.5%1 of 9
4Oberbayern DE21 Germany0.5%1 of 18
4Noord-Brabant NL41 Netherlands0.5%3 of 9
11Nyugat-Dunántúl HU22 Hungary0.6%1 of 8
11Malta MT00 Malta0.6%1 of 1
11Ísland IS00 Iceland0.6%1 of 1
11Limburg (NL) NL42 Netherlands0.6%6 of 9
11Groningen NL11 Netherlands0.6%6 of 9
16Jihovýchod CZ06 Czechia0.7%2 of 6
16Zuid-Holland NL36 Netherlands0.7%8 of 9
16Małopolskie PL21 Poland0.7%3 of 9
16Wielkopolskie PL41 Poland0.7%3 of 9
16Friesland (NL) NL12 Netherlands0.7%8 of 9
16Bretagne FRH0 France0.7%1 of 25
16Budapest HU11 Hungary0.7%2 of 8
16Zentralschweiz CH06 Switzerland0.7%1 of 7
16Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen BE23 Belgium0.7%2 of 11
25Pays de la Loire FRG0 France0.8%2 of 25
25Antalya, Isparta, Burdur TR61 Türkiye0.8%1 of 26
25Midtjylland DK04 Denmark0.8%1 of 5
25Střední Morava CZ07 Czechia0.8%3 of 6
25Prov. Antwerpen BE21 Belgium0.8%3 of 11
25Stuttgart DE11 Germany0.8%2 of 18
31Hovedstaden DK01 Denmark0.9%2 of 5
31Syddanmark DK03 Denmark0.9%2 of 5
31Ostschweiz CH05 Switzerland0.9%2 of 7
31Közép-Dunántúl HU21 Hungary0.9%3 of 8
31Pest HU12 Hungary0.9%3 of 8
31Darmstadt DE71 Germany0.9%3 of 18
31Oberösterreich AT31 Austria0.9%1 of 4
31Münster DEA3 Germany0.9%3 of 18
31Sjeverna Hrvatska HR06 Croatia0.9%1 of 4
31Grad Zagreb HR05 Croatia0.9%1 of 4
31Oslo og Viken NO08 Norway0.9%1 of 1
31Kýpros CY00 Cyprus0.9%1 of 1
31Schleswig-Holstein DEF0 Germany0.9%3 of 18
31Sjælland DK02 Denmark0.9%2 of 5
31Zahodna Slovenija SI04 Slovenia0.9%1 of 2
31Yugozapaden BG41 Bulgaria0.9%1 of 6
47Yuzhen tsentralen BG42 Bulgaria1.0%2 of 6
47Steiermark AT22 Austria1.0%2 of 4
47Köln DEA2 Germany1.0%6 of 18
47Niederösterreich AT12 Austria1.0%2 of 4
47Łódzkie PL71 Poland1.0%5 of 9
47Balıkesir, Çanakkale TR22 Türkiye1.0%2 of 26
47Bucureşti-Ilfov RO32 Romania1.0%1 of 8
47Severovýchod CZ05 Czechia1.0%4 of 6
55Aydın, Denizli, Muğla TR32 Türkiye1.1%3 of 26
55Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli TR21 Türkiye1.1%3 of 26
55Poitou-Charentes FRI3 France1.1%3 of 25
55Prov. Limburg (BE) BE22 Belgium1.1%4 of 11
55Centre — Val de Loire FRB0 France1.1%3 of 25
55Nordjylland DK05 Denmark1.1%5 of 5
55Manisa, Afyonkarahisar… TR33 Türkiye1.1%3 of 26
55Konya, Karaman TR52 Türkiye1.1%3 of 26
55Eastern and Midland IE06 Ireland1.1%1 of 2
55Southern IE05 Ireland1.1%1 of 2
65Rhône-Alpes FRK2 France1.2%5 of 25
65Lombardia ITC4 Italy1.2%1 of 18
65Zürich CH04 Switzerland1.2%3 of 7
65Nordwestschweiz CH03 Switzerland1.2%3 of 7
65Midi-Pyrénées FRJ2 France1.2%5 of 25
65Hannover DE92 Germany1.2%7 of 18
65Bourgogne FRC1 France1.2%5 of 25
65Prov. Vlaams-Brabant BE24 Belgium1.2%5 of 11
65Rheinhessen-Pfalz DEB3 Germany1.2%7 of 18
65Kriti EL43 Greece1.2%1 of 12
65Podkarpackie PL82 Poland1.2%6 of 9
76Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik TR41 Türkiye1.3%7 of 26
76Alsace FRF1 France1.3%8 of 25
76İstanbul TR10 Türkiye1.3%7 of 26
76Basse-Normandie FRD1 France1.3%8 of 25
76Aquitaine FRI1 France1.3%8 of 25
76Brandenburg DE40 Germany1.3%9 of 18
76Mazowiecki regionalny PL92 Poland1.3%7 of 9
76Veneto ITH3 Italy1.3%2 of 18
76Nord-Vest RO11 Romania1.3%2 of 8
76Espace Mittelland CH02 Switzerland1.3%5 of 7
76Vzhodna Slovenija SI03 Slovenia1.3%2 of 2
76Kujawsko-pomorskie PL61 Poland1.3%7 of 9
88Thüringen DEG0 Germany1.4%10 of 18
88Emilia-Romagna ITH5 Italy1.4%3 of 18
88Auvergne FRK1 France1.4%11 of 25
88Arnsberg DEA5 Germany1.4%10 of 18
88Düsseldorf DEA1 Germany1.4%10 of 18
88Notio Aigaio EL42 Greece1.4%2 of 12
88Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop TR82 Türkiye1.4%9 of 26
88Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat TR72 Türkiye1.4%9 of 26
88Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu… TR42 Türkiye1.4%9 of 26
88Algarve PT15 Portugal1.4%1 of 7
98Västsverige SE23 Sweden1.5%1 of 6
98Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan TRA2 Türkiye1.5%12 of 26
98Centro (PT) PT19 Portugal1.5%2 of 7
98Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya TR83 Türkiye1.5%12 of 26
102Hamburg DE60 Germany1.6%13 of 18
102Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt TRA1 Türkiye1.6%14 of 26
102Adana, Mersin TR62 Türkiye1.6%14 of 26
102Picardie FRE2 France1.6%12 of 25
102Champagne-Ardenne FRF2 France1.6%12 of 25
102Moravskoslezsko CZ08 Czechia1.6%5 of 6
102Nord-Est RO21 Romania1.6%3 of 8
102Yugoiztochen BG34 Bulgaria1.6%3 of 6
102Lubelskie PL81 Poland1.6%9 of 9
102Stockholm SE11 Sweden1.6%2 of 6
102Illes Balears ES53 Spain1.6%1 of 19
113Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır TRC2 Türkiye1.7%16 of 26
113Toscana ITI1 Italy1.7%4 of 18
113Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur FRL0 France1.7%14 of 25
113Voreio Aigaio EL41 Greece1.7%3 of 12
113Západné Slovensko SK02 Slovakia1.7%1 of 3
113Franche-Comté FRC2 France1.7%14 of 25
113Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi FI1D Finland1.7%1 of 4
120Umbria ITI2 Italy1.8%5 of 18
120Sostinės regionas LT01 Lithuania1.8%1 of 2
120Småland med öarna SE21 Sweden1.8%3 of 6
120Severoiztochen BG33 Bulgaria1.8%4 of 6
120Prov. Luxembourg (BE) BE34 Belgium1.8%6 of 11
120Eesti EE00 Estonia1.8%1 of 1
120Liguria ITC3 Italy1.8%5 of 18
120Sud-Vest Oltenia RO41 Romania1.8%4 of 8
120Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize… TR90 Türkiye1.8%17 of 26
120Jadranska Hrvatska HR03 Croatia1.8%3 of 4
130Östra Mellansverige SE12 Sweden1.9%4 of 6
130Oeste e Vale do Tejo PT1D Portugal1.9%3 of 7
130Severozápad CZ04 Czechia1.9%6 of 6
130İzmir TR31 Türkiye1.9%18 of 26
134Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli TRB1 Türkiye2.0%19 of 26
134Sachsen-Anhalt DEE0 Germany2.0%14 of 18
134Dél-Alföld HU33 Hungary2.0%5 of 8
134Chemnitz DED4 Germany2.0%14 of 18
134Dresden DED2 Germany2.0%14 of 18
134City of Belgrade RS11 Serbia2.0%1 of 4
134Norra Mellansverige SE31 Sweden2.0%5 of 6
134Prov. Brabant wallon BE31 Belgium2.0%7 of 11
134Haute-Normandie FRD2 France2.0%16 of 25
134Centru RO12 Romania2.0%5 of 8
134Lorraine FRF3 France2.0%16 of 25
134Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye TR63 Türkiye2.0%19 of 26
134Marche ITI3 Italy2.0%7 of 18
134Ankara TR51 Türkiye2.0%19 of 26
134Berlin DE30 Germany2.0%14 of 18
134Cantabria ES13 Spain2.0%2 of 19
134La Rioja ES23 Spain2.0%2 of 19
134Luxembourg LU00 Luxembourg2.0%1 of 1
152Severen tsentralen BG32 Bulgaria2.1%5 of 6
152Vest RO42 Romania2.1%6 of 8
152Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis TRC1 Türkiye2.1%22 of 26
152Languedoc-Roussillon FRJ1 France2.1%18 of 25
152Grande Lisboa PT1A Portugal2.1%4 of 7
157Aragón ES24 Spain2.2%4 of 19
157Leipzig DED5 Germany2.2%18 of 18
157Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde… TR71 Türkiye2.2%23 of 26
157Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt TRC3 Türkiye2.2%23 of 26
157Dél-Dunántúl HU23 Hungary2.2%6 of 8
162Latvija LV00 Latvia2.3%1 of 1
162Ticino CH07 Switzerland2.3%6 of 7
162Friuli-Venezia Giulia ITH4 Italy2.3%8 of 18
162Länsi-Suomi FI19 Finland2.3%2 of 4
162País Vasco ES21 Spain2.3%5 of 19
162Castilla y León ES41 Spain2.3%5 of 19
168Nord-Pas de Calais FRE1 France2.4%19 of 25
168Etelä-Suomi FI1C Finland2.4%3 of 4
168Észak-Alföld HU32 Hungary2.4%7 of 8
168Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın TR81 Türkiye2.4%25 of 26
168Ile-de-France FR10 France2.4%19 of 25
168Alentejo PT1C Portugal2.4%5 of 7
174Galicia ES11 Spain2.5%7 of 19
174Comunidad de Madrid ES30 Spain2.5%7 of 19
174Comunidad Foral de Navarra ES22 Spain2.5%7 of 19
174Prov. Liège BE33 Belgium2.5%8 of 11
178Cataluña ES51 Spain2.6%10 of 19
178Norte PT11 Portugal2.6%6 of 7
180Piemonte ITC1 Italy2.7%9 of 18
180Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari TRB2 Türkiye2.7%26 of 26
180Basilicata ITF5 Italy2.7%9 of 18
180Észak-Magyarország HU31 Hungary2.7%8 of 8
184Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos… LT02 Lithuania2.8%2 of 2
184Sydsverige SE22 Sweden2.8%6 of 6
184Autonomous Province of Vojvodina RS12 Serbia2.8%2 of 4
187Wien AT13 Austria2.9%4 of 4
187Lazio ITI4 Italy2.9%11 of 18
187Région lémanique CH01 Switzerland2.9%7 of 7
190Helsinki-Uusimaa FI1B Finland3.0%4 of 4
191Península de Setúbal PT1B Portugal3.1%7 of 7
191Sud-Est RO22 Romania3.1%7 of 8
191Thessalia EL61 Greece3.1%4 of 12
194Principado de Asturias ES12 Spain3.2%11 of 19
195Abruzzo ITF1 Italy3.3%12 of 18
196Severozapaden BG31 Bulgaria3.4%6 of 6
196Panonska Hrvatska HR02 Croatia3.4%4 of 4
198Stredné Slovensko SK03 Slovakia3.5%2 of 3
198Prov. Namur BE35 Belgium3.5%9 of 11
198Comunitat Valenciana ES52 Spain3.5%12 of 19
198Prov. Hainaut BE32 Belgium3.5%9 of 11
202Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije RS21 Serbia3.8%3 of 4
203Sardegna ITG2 Italy3.9%13 of 18
204Región de Murcia ES62 Spain4.1%13 of 19
205Sud-Muntenia RO31 Romania4.2%8 of 8
206Molise ITF2 Italy4.3%14 of 18
207Castilla-La Mancha ES42 Spain4.6%14 of 19
207Extremadura ES43 Spain4.6%14 of 19
209Peloponnisos EL65 Greece4.7%5 of 12
210Dytiki Elláda EL63 Greece4.9%6 of 12
210Attiki EL30 Greece4.9%6 of 12
212Andalucía ES61 Spain5.1%16 of 19
213Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki EL51 Greece5.3%8 of 12
214Canarias ES70 Spain5.4%17 of 19
214Calabria ITF6 Italy5.4%15 of 18
216Ipeiros EL54 Greece5.6%9 of 12
217Sterea Elláda EL64 Greece5.7%10 of 12
218Region Južne i Istočne Srbije RS22 Serbia5.8%4 of 4
218Région de Bruxelles-Capitale BE10 Belgium5.8%11 of 11
220Martinique FRY2 France6.0%21 of 25
221Puglia ITF4 Italy6.1%16 of 18
222Guyane FRY3 France6.4%22 of 25
223Východné Slovensko SK04 Slovakia6.9%3 of 3
224La Réunion FRY4 France7.0%23 of 25
225Kentriki Makedonia EL52 Greece7.4%11 of 12
226Sicilia ITG1 Italy7.6%17 of 18
227Severna Makedonija MK00 North Macedonia7.8%1 of 1
228Campania ITF3 Italy8.1%18 of 18
229Guadeloupe FRY1 France9.8%24 of 25
230Dytiki Makedonia EL53 Greece10.0%12 of 12
231Mayotte FRY5 France14.8%25 of 25
231Ciudad de Ceuta ES63 Spain14.8%18 of 19
233Ciudad de Melilla ES64 Spain16.3%19 of 19

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