EU regions (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2019

Mayotte had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 220 regions in 2019, at 25.4%. Střední Čechy had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest25.4Mayotte

Lowest0.3Střední Čechy

Median1.9220 regions

European Union (27)2.7History

Top 40 regions, 2019

%. Source: Eurostat, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2019 (%)	Change on 2018
1	Mayotte	25.4	-3.3 pts
2	Dytiki Elláda	18.2	+0.7 pts
3	Dytiki Makedonia	17	-2.3 pts
4	Melilla	16.7	+0.7 pts
5	Guadeloupe	15.3	-0.8 pts
6	Ceuta	14.7	-4.1 pts
7	Sicilia	13.7	-1 pts
8	La Réunion	13.5	-1.1 pts
9	Calabria	13.4	-1.8 pts
9	Campania	13.4	-0.4 pts
11	Kentriki Makedonia	13.2	-0.8 pts
12	Guyane	13	+0.6 pts
13	Sterea Elláda	12.8	-1.3 pts
14	Attiki	12.7	-2.4 pts
14	Thessalia	12.7	-0.4 pts
16	Ipeiros	12.2	-3.3 pts
17	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	12.1	+1.2 pts
18	Voreio Aigaio	11.5	-3.7 pts
19	Martinique	9.8	-0.7 pts
20	Extremadura	9.2	-0.5 pts
21	Peloponnisos	9	-1.5 pts
22	Puglia	8.8	-1 pts
22	Severozapaden Series break	8.8	+0.1 pts
24	Canary Islands	8.7	-0.9 pts
25	Sardegna	8	-0.3 pts
26	Molise	7.8	-1.1 pts
27	Andalusia	7.7	-1.7 pts
28	Asturias	7	+0.8 pts
29	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	6.9	-0.6 pts
30	Castilla-La Mancha	6.5	-1.3 pts
31	Basilicata	6.2	-1.5 pts
32	Abruzzo	5.7	-0.4 pts
32	Ionia Nisia	5.7	-3 pts
32	Kriti	5.7	-1 pts
35	Východné Slovensko	5.6	-1 pts
36	Lazio	5.5	-1 pts
37	Valencian Community	5.2	-1.2 pts
38	Nord-Pas de Calais	5.1	-1 pts
39	Liguria	5	-0.1 pts
40	Region of Murcia	4.9	-1.1 pts
41	Prov. Hainaut	4.7	-1.2 pts
42	Castile and León	4.6	-0.3 pts
42	Galicia	4.6	-1.3 pts
42	Languedoc-Roussillon	4.6	-0.4 pts
42	Notio Aigaio	4.6	-0.9 pts
46	Umbria	4.2	-0.7 pts
47	Catalonia	4.1	-0.6 pts
47	Community of Madrid	4.1	-1.2 pts
47	Haute-Normandie	4.1	0 pts
47	Marche	4.1	-0.4 pts
47	Piemonte	4.1	-0.3 pts
52	Península de Setúbal	4	n/a
52	Picardie	4	+0.4 pts
52	Região Autónoma dos Açores	4	+0.1 pts
55	Panonska Hrvatska	3.9	-1.5 pts
55	Stredné Slovensko	3.9	-1.1 pts
57	Basque Country	3.7	-1 pts
57	Basse-Normandie	3.7	+0.7 pts
57	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	3.7	-0.2 pts
57	Região Autónoma da Madeira	3.7	-0.7 pts
61	Aragon	3.6	-0.4 pts
62	Alentejo	3.5	n/a
62	Cantabria	3.5	-1.3 pts
62	Poitou-Charentes	3.5	-0.1 pts
62	Prov. Namur	3.5	-1 pts
66	Aquitaine	3.3	-0.7 pts
66	Champagne-Ardenne	3.3	-0.4 pts
68	Ile-de-France	3.2	-0.4 pts
68	Limousin Low reliability	3.2	+0.7 pts
68	Lorraine	3.2	-1.7 pts
68	Prov. Liège	3.2	-1.4 pts
72	Norte	3	-0.4 pts
72	Severen tsentralen Series break	3	-1.3 pts
72	Toscana	3	-0.5 pts
75	Centre - Val de Loire	2.9	-0.4 pts
75	La Rioja Low reliability	2.9	-0.6 pts
77	Balearic Islands	2.8	0 pts
77	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	2.8	-0.4 pts
77	Wien	2.8	-0.6 pts
80	Alsace	2.7	-0.4 pts
80	Franche-Comté	2.7	+0.3 pts
80	Grande Lisboa	2.7	n/a
80	Lombardia	2.7	-0.4 pts
80	Severoiztochen Series break	2.7	-1.4 pts
80	Sud-Vest Oltenia	2.7	-0.9 pts
86	Bourgogne	2.6	-0.8 pts
87	Pays de la Loire	2.5	-0.1 pts
87	Sachsen-Anhalt	2.5	-0.5 pts
87	Sud-Est	2.5	-0.1 pts
90	Auvergne	2.4	-1.2 pts
90	Latvija	2.4	-0.7 pts
90	Leipzig	2.4	+0.1 pts
90	Veneto	2.4	-0.6 pts
94	Centru	2.3	+0.5 pts
94	Prov. Brabant wallon Low reliability	2.3	-1 pts
96	Emilia-Romagna	2.2	-0.3 pts
96	Jadranska Hrvatska	2.2	-1.4 pts
96	Kýpros	2.2	-0.5 pts
96	Navarre	2.2	-1.7 pts
96	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability	2.2	-0.7 pts
96	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	2.2	0 pts
96	Vzhodna Slovenija	2.2	-0.3 pts
103	Rhône-Alpes	2.1	-0.4 pts
103	Sud-Muntenia	2.1	-0.6 pts
103	Západné Slovensko	2.1	-0.1 pts
106	Algarve	2	n/a
106	Berlin	2	-0.6 pts
106	Észak-Alföld	2	-0.8 pts
106	Midi-Pyrénées	2	-0.9 pts
110	Bretagne	1.9	-0.1 pts
110	Grad Zagreb Low reliability	1.9	-0.6 pts
110	Southern	1.9	-0.5 pts
110	Yugoiztochen Series break	1.9	-0.8 pts
114	Centro (PT)	1.8	n/a
114	Chemnitz	1.8	0 pts
114	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	1.8	-0.4 pts
114	Northern and Western	1.8	-0.5 pts
114	Sjeverna Hrvatska Low reliability	1.8	-0.3 pts
119	Arnsberg	1.7	-0.2 pts
119	Bremen	1.7	+0.2 pts
119	Dresden	1.7	-0.4 pts
119	Lubelskie Series break	1.7	-1.1 pts
119	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	1.7	n/a
119	Podkarpackie Low reliability	1.7	-0.9 pts
125	Brandenburg	1.6	-0.6 pts
125	Dél-Dunántúl	1.6	-0.3 pts
125	Düsseldorf	1.6	-0.3 pts
125	Észak-Magyarország	1.6	-0.2 pts
125	Groningen	1.6	-0.2 pts
125	Thüringen	1.6	-0.3 pts
125	Zahodna Slovenija	1.6	-0.2 pts
132	Helsinki-Uusimaa	1.5	-0.4 pts
132	Köln	1.5	-0.1 pts
132	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	1.5	0 pts
132	Saarland	1.5	-0.2 pts
136	Braunschweig	1.4	-0.4 pts
136	Detmold	1.4	+0.1 pts
136	Friesland (NL)	1.4	-0.5 pts
136	Hamburg	1.4	-0.5 pts
136	Hannover	1.4	-0.5 pts
136	Luxembourg	1.4	0 pts
136	Moravskoslezsko	1.4	0 pts
136	Sostinės regionas	1.4	-0.1 pts
144	Eastern and Midland	1.3	-0.5 pts
144	Münster	1.3	-0.2 pts
144	Nord-Vest	1.3	+0.2 pts
144	Norra Mellansverige Low reliability	1.3	+0.4 pts
144	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	1.3	0 pts
144	Yuzhen tsentralen Series break	1.3	-0.8 pts
144	Zuid-Holland	1.3	n/a
151	Bucureşti-Ilfov	1.2	+0.1 pts
151	Dél-Alföld	1.2	0 pts
151	Gießen	1.2	-0.3 pts
151	Östra Mellansverige	1.2	-0.3 pts
151	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	1.2	-0.2 pts
151	Prov. Antwerpen	1.2	-0.4 pts
151	Severozápad	1.2	+0.1 pts
151	Świętokrzyskie Low reliability	1.2	-0.5 pts
151	Sydsverige	1.2	-0.6 pts
160	Etelä-Suomi	1.1	-0.4 pts
160	Flevoland	1.1	-0.6 pts
160	Kassel	1.1	+0.3 pts
160	Nordjylland Low reliability	1.1	+0.1 pts
160	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	1.1	-0.1 pts
160	Weser-Ems	1.1	+0.2 pts
160	Yugozapaden Series break	1.1	-0.3 pts
167	Gelderland	1	-0.3 pts
167	Länsi-Suomi	1	-0.6 pts
167	Malta	1	-0.9 pts
167	Niederösterreich	1	-0.2 pts
167	Overijssel	1	-0.4 pts
167	Schleswig-Holstein	1	-0.1 pts
167	Vest Low reliability	1	-0.7 pts
167	Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability	1	-0.4 pts
175	Darmstadt	0.9	-0.1 pts
175	Drenthe Low reliability	0.9	-0.5 pts
175	Eesti	0.9	-0.4 pts
175	Lüneburg	0.9	-0.2 pts
175	Mazowiecki regionalny Low reliability	0.9	-0.4 pts
175	Noord-Brabant	0.9	-0.4 pts
175	Noord-Holland	0.9	-0.5 pts
175	Syddanmark	0.9	-0.1 pts
175	Utrecht	0.9	n/a
175	Zeeland Low reliability	0.9	-0.1 pts
185	Bratislavský kraj Low reliability	0.8	-0.6 pts
185	Hovedstaden	0.8	-0.2 pts
185	Karlsruhe	0.8	-0.1 pts
185	Koblenz	0.8	-0.2 pts
185	Kujawsko-pomorskie Low reliability	0.8	-0.4 pts
185	Limburg (NL)	0.8	-0.2 pts
185	Łódzkie Low reliability	0.8	-0.7 pts
185	Midtjylland	0.8	0 pts
185	Pest	0.8	-0.2 pts
185	Prov. Limburg (BE) Low reliability	0.8	-0.1 pts
185	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Low reliability	0.8	+0.1 pts
185	Sjælland Low reliability	0.8	-0.4 pts
185	Småland med öarna Low reliability	0.8	+0.1 pts
185	Västsverige	0.8	0 pts
199	Budapest	0.7	-0.4 pts
199	Nord-Est	0.7	-0.2 pts
199	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Low reliability	0.7	-0.2 pts
199	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Low reliability	0.7	-0.2 pts
199	Schwaben	0.7	0 pts
199	Stockholm	0.7	-0.3 pts
199	Střední Morava	0.7	0 pts
206	Mittelfranken	0.6	n/a
206	Oberbayern	0.6	-0.1 pts
206	Oberösterreich Low reliability	0.6	0 pts
206	Śląskie Low reliability	0.6	+0.2 pts
206	Steiermark Low reliability	0.6	-0.4 pts
211	Freiburg	0.5	-0.2 pts
211	Jihovýchod	0.5	-0.2 pts
211	Jihozápad Low reliability	0.5	0 pts
211	Közép-Dunántúl Low reliability	0.5	-0.2 pts
211	Małopolskie Low reliability	0.5	-0.3 pts
211	Stuttgart	0.5	-0.3 pts
211	Wielkopolskie Low reliability	0.5	+0.1 pts
218	Severovýchod Low reliability	0.4	-0.1 pts
219	Praha Low reliability	0.3	0 pts
219	Střední Čechy Low reliability	0.3	-0.3 pts

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People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.

A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 20 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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