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

Mayotte had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 228 regions in 2017, at 24.9%. Praha had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24.9Mayotte

Lowest0.5Praha

Median2.6228 regions

European Union (27)3.7History

Top 40 regions, 2017

%. 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	2017 (%)	Change on 2016
1	Mayotte	24.9	+0.8 pts
2	Dytiki Makedonia	20.7	0 pts
3	Dytiki Elláda	19.6	-2.9 pts
4	Ipeiros	18.5	-0.4 pts
5	Melilla	17.6	-2 pts
6	Attiki	16.7	-0.2 pts
7	Kentriki Makedonia	16.6	-2 pts
8	Guadeloupe	16.3	-0.7 pts
9	Guyane	16	0 pts
9	Thessalia	16	-2.7 pts
11	Sterea Elláda	15.5	-3.9 pts
12	Voreio Aigaio	15.2	+2.9 pts
13	Calabria	14.7	-0.3 pts
14	Sicilia	14.4	+0.1 pts
15	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	14	-1.8 pts
16	Campania	13.8	-0.2 pts
17	La Réunion	13.4	-0.7 pts
18	Ceuta Low reliability	12.9	-2.3 pts
19	Peloponnisos	12.3	-2.2 pts
20	Extremadura	12	-0.1 pts
21	Martinique	11.8	+0.3 pts
21	Puglia	11.8	-0.4 pts
23	Canary Islands	11.1	-3.1 pts
24	Andalusia	10.9	-1.7 pts
25	Molise	10.7	+2.4 pts
26	Ionia Nisia	10.1	+1.9 pts
27	Kriti	10	-2.7 pts
28	Castilla-La Mancha	9.6	-2.2 pts
29	Sardegna	9.2	-0.4 pts
30	Basilicata	8.1	-0.1 pts
31	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break	8	-2.2 pts
32	Galicia	7.8	-1.1 pts
32	Východné Slovensko	7.8	-0.2 pts
34	Valencian Community	7.6	-2.3 pts
35	Region of Murcia	7.5	-1.7 pts
36	Severozapaden	7.4	-0.7 pts
37	Prov. Hainaut Series break	7.1	-0.2 pts
38	Panonska Hrvatska	7	-2.2 pts
39	Asturias	6.9	-3 pts
40	Nord-Pas de Calais	6.7	+0.1 pts
41	Abruzzo	6.5	-0.4 pts
41	Cantabria	6.5	-0.6 pts
41	Prov. Liège Series break	6.5	+0.1 pts
44	Notio Aigaio	6.4	-1.4 pts
44	Stredné Slovensko	6.4	-0.8 pts
46	Catalonia	6.3	-2.1 pts
47	Castile and León	6.1	-1.5 pts
47	Community of Madrid	6.1	-1.8 pts
47	Languedoc-Roussillon	6.1	+0.3 pts
50	Marche	6	+0.6 pts
51	Lazio	5.9	-0.2 pts
51	Região Autónoma da Madeira	5.9	-1.9 pts
53	Haute-Normandie	5.8	-0.1 pts
53	Lorraine	5.8	+0.1 pts
55	Corse Low reliability	5.6	+1.5 pts
56	Basque Country	5.5	-1 pts
56	Norte	5.5	-1.7 pts
58	Umbria	5.3	+0.3 pts
59	Picardie	5.2	-0.4 pts
60	Piemonte	5.1	+0.1 pts
61	La Rioja	4.9	-0.7 pts
62	Aragon	4.8	-1.9 pts
63	Champagne-Ardenne	4.7	-0.1 pts
63	Severoiztochen	4.7	-0.6 pts
65	Liguria	4.6	0 pts
65	Região Autónoma dos Açores	4.6	-1.8 pts
67	Bourgogne	4.5	+0.5 pts
67	Kýpros	4.5	-1.3 pts
69	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	4.4	-0.2 pts
69	Severen tsentralen	4.4	-1.8 pts
71	Toscana	4.3	-0.6 pts
72	Jadranska Hrvatska	4.1	-3 pts
72	Wien	4.1	-0.3 pts
74	Ile-de-France	4	-0.3 pts
75	Aquitaine	3.9	-0.2 pts
75	Sachsen-Anhalt	3.9	-0.5 pts
77	Alsace	3.8	-1.1 pts
77	Centre - Val de Loire	3.8	-0.6 pts
77	Navarre	3.8	-2.2 pts
77	Prov. Namur Series break	3.8	-0.8 pts
77	Sjeverna Hrvatska	3.8	-1.6 pts
82	Prov. Brabant wallon Series break	3.7	+0.1 pts
82	Sud-Muntenia	3.7	-1.8 pts
84	Poitou-Charentes	3.6	-0.3 pts
84	Sud-Vest Oltenia	3.6	-1.1 pts
84	Yugoiztochen	3.6	-0.2 pts
87	Balearic Islands	3.5	-1.4 pts
88	Auvergne	3.4	+0.4 pts
88	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	3.4	0 pts
88	Lombardia	3.4	-0.6 pts
91	Latvija	3.3	-0.7 pts
91	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability	3.3	-0.7 pts
91	Vzhodna Slovenija	3.3	-1.4 pts
94	Grad Zagreb	3.2	-1.3 pts
94	Veneto	3.2	-0.3 pts
96	Northern and Western Series break	3.1	-1.3 pts
96	Southern Series break	3.1	-1.4 pts
98	Emilia-Romagna	3	-0.4 pts
98	Sud-Est	3	-1.5 pts
98	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	3	-0.4 pts
98	Západné Slovensko	3	-1.4 pts
102	Algarve	2.9	-1.1 pts
102	Basse-Normandie	2.9	-0.8 pts
102	Berlin	2.9	-0.6 pts
102	Bretagne	2.9	-0.3 pts
102	Eastern and Midland Series break	2.9	-1.1 pts
102	Midi-Pyrénées	2.9	-0.4 pts
102	Zahodna Slovenija	2.9	-0.9 pts
109	Dél-Dunántúl	2.8	-0.5 pts
109	Észak-Alföld	2.8	-1.2 pts
111	Franche-Comté	2.7	-0.8 pts
111	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	2.7	-0.3 pts
111	Yuzhen tsentralen	2.7	-1.2 pts
114	Leipzig	2.6	-0.3 pts
114	Podkarpackie	2.6	-0.8 pts
114	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability	2.6	-0.2 pts
117	Flevoland	2.5	-1.2 pts
117	Groningen	2.5	-0.8 pts
117	Limousin Low reliability	2.5	-0.8 pts
117	Lubelskie	2.5	-0.8 pts
117	Pays de la Loire	2.5	-0.8 pts
117	Rhône-Alpes	2.5	-0.7 pts
123	Brandenburg	2.3	+0.1 pts
123	Friesland (NL)	2.3	-0.5 pts
123	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	2.3	-0.3 pts
126	Drenthe	2.2	-0.6 pts
126	Etelä-Suomi	2.2	-0.4 pts
126	Hannover	2.2	+0.1 pts
126	Luxembourg	2.2	-0.1 pts
126	Prov. Antwerpen Series break	2.2	-0.6 pts
126	Vest	2.2	-0.8 pts
132	Arnsberg	2.1	-0.1 pts
132	Braunschweig	2.1	+0.2 pts
132	Chemnitz	2.1	-0.2 pts
132	Dresden	2.1	-0.6 pts
132	Düsseldorf	2.1	-0.1 pts
132	Länsi-Suomi	2.1	-0.5 pts
132	Mazowiecki regionalny	2.1	0 pts
132	Świętokrzyskie Low reliability	2.1	-1.4 pts
132	Thüringen	2.1	-0.3 pts
132	Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability	2.1	-0.6 pts
142	Bratislavský kraj	2	-0.3 pts
142	Eesti	2	-0.2 pts
142	Malta	2	-0.4 pts
142	Moravskoslezsko	2	-1.7 pts
142	Overijssel	2	-0.6 pts
142	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	2	-0.6 pts
142	Sostinės regionas	2	-0.2 pts
142	Sydsverige	2	+0.2 pts
150	Centru	1.9	-0.5 pts
150	Észak-Magyarország	1.9	-0.9 pts
150	Hamburg	1.9	+0.4 pts
150	Helsinki-Uusimaa	1.9	+0.2 pts
150	Kujawsko-pomorskie	1.9	-1 pts
150	Saarland	1.9	+0.2 pts
156	Gelderland	1.8	-0.5 pts
156	Limburg (NL)	1.8	-0.3 pts
156	Niederösterreich	1.8	0 pts
159	Bremen	1.7	-0.1 pts
159	Dél-Alföld	1.7	-0.8 pts
159	Kärnten Low reliability	1.7	+0.2 pts
159	Noord-Brabant	1.7	-0.5 pts
159	Noord-Holland	1.7	-0.5 pts
159	Yugozapaden	1.7	-1.5 pts
165	Detmold	1.6	0 pts
165	Köln	1.6	0 pts
165	Münster	1.6	-0.2 pts
165	Podlaskie Low reliability	1.6	-1.2 pts
165	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break	1.6	-0.5 pts
170	Östra Mellansverige	1.5	0 pts
170	Pest	1.5	-0.1 pts
170	Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break	1.5	-0.6 pts
173	Gießen	1.4	+0.1 pts
173	Hovedstaden Series break	1.4	-0.1 pts
173	Małopolskie	1.4	-0.7 pts
173	Severozápad	1.4	-1.1 pts
173	Steiermark	1.4	0 pts
173	Wielkopolskie	1.4	-0.6 pts
173	Zachodniopomorskie Low reliability	1.4	-0.8 pts
180	Darmstadt	1.3	-0.2 pts
180	Dolnośląskie	1.3	-0.4 pts
180	Łódzkie Low reliability	1.3	-0.9 pts
180	Lüneburg	1.3	0 pts
180	Nord-Vest	1.3	-0.6 pts
180	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	1.3	-0.4 pts
180	Schleswig-Holstein	1.3	-0.1 pts
180	Sjælland Series break	1.3	-0.2 pts
180	Śląskie	1.3	-0.7 pts
189	Koblenz	1.2	-0.2 pts
189	Nordjylland Low reliability	1.2	-0.2 pts
189	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	1.2	+0.1 pts
189	Stockholm	1.2	0 pts
189	Weser-Ems	1.2	0 pts
194	Budapest	1.1	-1.2 pts
194	Mellersta Norrland	1.1	+0.1 pts
194	Norra Mellansverige	1.1	-0.4 pts
194	Oberfranken	1.1	0 pts
194	Oberösterreich	1.1	-0.1 pts
194	Syddanmark Series break	1.1	+0.1 pts
200	Jihovýchod	1	-0.5 pts
200	Kassel	1	-0.1 pts
200	Midtjylland Series break	1	0 pts
200	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break	1	-0.5 pts
200	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break	1	-0.2 pts
200	Střední Morava	1	-0.5 pts
200	Warszawski stołeczny Low reliability	1	+0.1 pts
200	Zeeland Low reliability	1	-0.9 pts
208	Freiburg	0.9	0 pts
208	Karlsruhe	0.9	-0.1 pts
208	Közép-Dunántúl Low reliability	0.9	-0.4 pts
208	Nyugat-Dunántúl Low reliability	0.9	-0.2 pts
208	Oberpfalz	0.9	-0.4 pts
208	Pomorskie Low reliability	0.9	-0.8 pts
208	Schwaben	0.9	-0.1 pts
208	Småland med öarna	0.9	0 pts
208	Stuttgart	0.9	0 pts
208	Västsverige	0.9	-0.1 pts
218	Niederbayern	0.8	0 pts
218	Nord-Est	0.8	-0.5 pts
218	Övre Norrland	0.8	-0.1 pts
218	Severovýchod	0.8	-0.7 pts
218	Střední Čechy	0.8	-0.2 pts
223	Mittelfranken	0.7	-0.1 pts
224	Bucureşti-Ilfov Low reliability	0.6	-0.4 pts
224	Jihozápad	0.6	-0.6 pts
224	Oberbayern	0.6	-0.1 pts
224	Tübingen	0.6	-0.1 pts
228	Praha	0.5	-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. 12 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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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Which region has the highest long-term unemployment rate?

Mayotte, with 24.9% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Praha, with 0.5% in 2017.

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