Unemployment rate,Percent in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Unemployment rate,Percent was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate,Percent in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1994–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 7.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 14.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.1% | — |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 8.1% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 7.8% | 12.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,129 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 1,612 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 1,548 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.88 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.04 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.09 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.6% (2019)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 7.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2025.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 9 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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