EU regions (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate
Ceuta had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 228 regions in 2013, at 22.7%. Tübingen had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2013
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2013 (%) | Change on 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceuta | 22.7 | +4.5 pts |
| 2 | Guadeloupe | 20.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 2 | Kentriki Makedonia | 20.8 | +4.3 pts |
| 4 | Dytiki Makedonia | 20.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 5 | Dytiki Elláda | 20.6 | +4.2 pts |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 20 | +4.1 pts |
| 7 | Attiki | 19.8 | +4.5 pts |
| 7 | La Réunion | 19.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 9 | Canary Islands | 18.7 | +3.6 pts |
| 10 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 18.4 | +4.3 pts |
| 11 | Melilla | 18.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 12 | Andalusia | 17.4 | +2.5 pts |
| 13 | Ipeiros | 17.2 | +5.2 pts |
| 14 | Thessalia | 17 | +3.9 pts |
| 15 | Guyane | 16.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 16 | Castilla-La Mancha | 16.3 | +3.9 pts |
| 17 | Martinique | 16.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 18 | Peloponnisos | 15.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 19 | Mayotte | 15.4 | |
| 20 | Extremadura | 15.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 21 | Voreio Aigaio | 14.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 22 | Campania | 14.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 23 | Calabria | 14.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 24 | Kriti | 14.1 | +3.3 pts |
| 25 | Valencian Community | 13.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 25 | Východné Slovensko | 13.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 27 | Sicilia | 13.7 | +2.6 pts |
| 28 | Region of Murcia | 13.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 29 | Asturias | 13.1 | +3.5 pts |
| 30 | Stredné Slovensko | 12.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 31 | Catalonia | 12.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 32 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 11.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 33 | Puglia | 11.5 | +2.7 pts |
| 34 | Galicia | 11.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 35 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 10.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 36 | Castile and León | 10.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 37 | Norte | 10.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 38 | Cantabria | 10.1 | +2.2 pts |
| 38 | Severen tsentralen | 10.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 40 | Community of Madrid | 9.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 41 | Aragon | 9.8 | +2 pts |
| 41 | Basilicata | 9.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 41 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 9.8 | +2.3 pts |
| 41 | Sardegna | 9.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 41 | Severoiztochen | 9.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 46 | Molise | 9.4 | +3 pts |
| 47 | Balearic Islands | 9.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 48 | Severozapaden | 8.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 49 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 8.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 50 | La Rioja | 8.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 51 | Algarve | 8.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 51 | Ionia Nisia | 8.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 53 | Southern | 8.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 54 | Basque Country | 8.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 55 | Notio Aigaio | 8 | +3.6 pts |
| 55 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 8 | +0.3 pts |
| 57 | Západné Slovensko | 7.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 58 | Northern and Western | 7.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 59 | Eastern and Midland | 7.7 | -1 pts |
| 60 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 7.2 | +1 pts |
| 61 | Prov. Hainaut | 7.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 62 | Navarre | 7 | +1 pts |
| 63 | Lazio | 6.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 64 | Abruzzo | 6.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 65 | Észak-Alföld | 6.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 65 | Észak-Magyarország | 6.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 65 | Prov. Liège | 6.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 68 | Świętokrzyskie | 6.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 69 | Kýpros | 6.1 | +2.5 pts |
| 69 | Yugoiztochen | 6.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 71 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 6 | +1.1 pts |
| 72 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 5.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 72 | Latvija | 5.8 | -2 pts |
| 74 | Piemonte | 5.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 75 | Marche | 5.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 76 | Haute-Normandie | 5.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 76 | Podkarpackie | 5.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 78 | Łódzkie | 5.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 78 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 5.4 | 0 pts |
| 78 | Pest | 5.4 | |
| 81 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 5.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 81 | Yugozapaden | 5.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 83 | Dél-Alföld | 5.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 83 | Leipzig | 5.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 83 | Picardie | 5.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 83 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 5.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 87 | Lorraine | 5.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 87 | Małopolskie | 5.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 87 | Sud-Est | 5.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 87 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 5.1 | |
| 91 | Berlin | 5 | -0.3 pts |
| 91 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 5 | +0.2 pts |
| 91 | Sostinės regionas | 5 | |
| 94 | Liguria | 4.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 94 | Moravskoslezsko | 4.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 94 | Prov. Namur | 4.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 94 | Umbria | 4.9 | +1 pts |
| 98 | Centru | 4.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 98 | Dolnośląskie | 4.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 98 | Severozápad | 4.8 | -1 pts |
| 101 | Budapest | 4.5 | |
| 101 | Podlaskie | 4.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 101 | Zachodniopomorskie | 4.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 104 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 4.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 105 | Bourgogne | 4.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 105 | Centre - Val de Loire | 4.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 105 | Dél-Dunántúl | 4.3 | -1 pts |
| 105 | Lubelskie | 4.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 109 | Corse Low reliability | 4.2 | |
| 109 | Pomorskie | 4.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 109 | Śląskie | 4.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 109 | Sud-Muntenia | 4.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 109 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 4.2 | +1 pts |
| 109 | Zahodna Slovenija | 4.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 115 | Chemnitz | 4.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 115 | Közép-Dunántúl | 4.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 115 | Lombardia | 4.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 115 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 4.1 | +1 pts |
| 119 | Alsace | 4 | +1 pts |
| 119 | Champagne-Ardenne | 4 | -0.8 pts |
| 119 | Toscana | 4 | +0.5 pts |
| 119 | Wielkopolskie | 4 | +0.7 pts |
| 123 | Brandenburg | 3.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 123 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 3.9 | |
| 123 | Poitou-Charentes | 3.9 | +1 pts |
| 126 | Eesti | 3.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 126 | Emilia-Romagna | 3.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 126 | Franche-Comté | 3.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 126 | Veneto | 3.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 130 | Dresden | 3.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 130 | Střední Morava | 3.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 132 | Flevoland Series break | 3.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 132 | Ile-de-France | 3.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 134 | Malta | 3.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 135 | Auvergne | 3.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 136 | Basse-Normandie | 3.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 136 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 3.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 136 | Limousin | 3.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 136 | Opolskie Low reliability | 3.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 136 | Severovýchod | 3.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 141 | Midi-Pyrénées | 3.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 141 | Pays de la Loire | 3.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 143 | Düsseldorf | 3.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 143 | Thüringen | 3.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 145 | Aquitaine | 3 | -0.1 pts |
| 146 | Arnsberg | 2.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 146 | Groningen Series break | 2.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 146 | Jihovýchod | 2.9 | 0 pts |
| 146 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 2.9 | 0 pts |
| 146 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability | 2.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 146 | Rhône-Alpes | 2.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 146 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability | 2.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 153 | Braunschweig | 2.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 153 | Friesland (NL) Series break | 2.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 153 | Wien | 2.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 156 | Bratislavský kraj | 2.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 156 | Bretagne | 2.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 158 | Köln | 2.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 158 | Lubuskie Low reliability | 2.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 158 | Saarland | 2.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 161 | Bremen | 2.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 161 | Drenthe Series break | 2.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 161 | Overijssel Series break | 2.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 164 | Hannover | 2.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 164 | Limburg (NL) Series break | 2.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 164 | Noord-Holland Series break | 2.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 167 | Hamburg | 2.3 | 0 pts |
| 167 | Jihozápad | 2.3 | 0 pts |
| 169 | Gelderland Series break | 2.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 169 | Münster | 2.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 169 | Noord-Brabant Series break | 2.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 169 | Prov. Antwerpen | 2.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 169 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 2.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 169 | Schleswig-Holstein | 2.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 169 | Warszawski stołeczny | 2.2 | |
| 169 | Zeeland Series break | 2.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 177 | Sjælland | 2.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 177 | Syddanmark | 2.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 177 | Vest | 2.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 180 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 2 | +0.8 pts |
| 180 | Detmold | 2 | 0 pts |
| 180 | Hovedstaden | 2 | -0.1 pts |
| 180 | Lüneburg | 2 | 0 pts |
| 180 | Nord-Vest | 2 | +0.1 pts |
| 180 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 2 | +0.5 pts |
| 180 | Sydsverige | 2 | 0 pts |
| 187 | Etelä-Suomi | 1.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 187 | Gießen | 1.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 187 | Länsi-Suomi | 1.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 187 | Nord-Est | 1.9 | 0 pts |
| 187 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 1.9 | 0 pts |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 1.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 192 | Střední Čechy | 1.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 194 | Kassel | 1.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 194 | Östra Mellansverige | 1.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 194 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 1.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 194 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 1.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 198 | Darmstadt | 1.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 198 | Midtjylland | 1.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 198 | Weser-Ems | 1.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 201 | Kärnten Low reliability | 1.4 | |
| 201 | Koblenz | 1.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 201 | Norra Mellansverige | 1.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 201 | Oberfranken | 1.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 201 | Västsverige | 1.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 206 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 1.3 | 0 pts |
| 206 | Karlsruhe | 1.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 206 | Niederbayern | 1.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 206 | Nordjylland Low reliability | 1.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 206 | Oberpfalz | 1.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 206 | Stuttgart | 1.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 212 | Niederösterreich | 1.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 212 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 1.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 212 | Småland med öarna | 1.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 212 | Steiermark | 1.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 212 | Stockholm | 1.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 217 | Praha | 1.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 217 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 1.1 | 0 pts |
| 217 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 1.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 217 | Schwaben | 1.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 221 | Mittelfranken | 1 | -0.4 pts |
| 221 | Unterfranken | 1 | -0.2 pts |
| 223 | Freiburg | 0.9 | 0 pts |
| 223 | Mellersta Norrland Low reliability | 0.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 223 | Oberbayern | 0.9 | 0 pts |
| 223 | Övre Norrland | 0.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 227 | Oberösterreich Low reliability | 0.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 227 | Tübingen | 0.8 | -0.1 pts |
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About this ranking
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. 12 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2013 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.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). 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) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table
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Which region has the highest long-term unemployment rate?
Ceuta, with 22.7% in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest long-term unemployment rate?
Tübingen, with 0.8% in 2013.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, 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. 12 regions have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.