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EU regions (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate

Mayotte had the highest unemployment rate of 236 regions in 2018, at 35.1%. Praha had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 7.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35.1Mayotte
Lowest1.3Praha
Median5.6236 regions
European Union (27)7.4History

Top 40 regions, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

MayotteMayotte: 35.1 %35.1CeutaCeuta: 29 %29Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 27 %27MelillaMelilla: 25.8 %25.8Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 24.1 %24.1La RéunionLa Réunion: 24 %24ExtremaduraExtremadura: 23.7 %23.7AndalusiaAndalusia: 23 %23GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 22.6 %22.6Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 22.3 %22.3CalabriaCalabria: 21.6 %21.6SiciliaSicilia: 21.3 %21.3Kentriki MakedoniaKentriki Makedonia: 20.7 %20.7CampaniaCampania: 20.3 %20.3Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 20.1 %20.1IpeirosIpeiros: 20.1 %20.1AttikiAttiki: 19.9 %19.9GuyaneGuyane: 19 %19Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 18.9 %18.9ThessaliaThessalia: 18.4 %18.4Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 18.2 %18.2MartiniqueMartinique: 17.3 %17.3Notio AigaioNotio Aigaio: 16.9 %16.9Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 16.8 %16.8PugliaPuglia: 16.1 %16.1Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 16 %16Ionia NisiaIonia Nisia: 16 %16Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 15.6 %15.6SardegnaSardegna: 15.4 %15.4PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 14.4 %14.4AsturiasAsturias: 13.6 %13.6KritiKriti: 13.4 %13.4GaliciaGalicia: 13.3 %13.3Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 13.2 %13.2MoliseMolise: 12.7 %12.7BasilicataBasilicata: 12.5 %12.5Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 12.2 %12.2Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 12.2 %12.2Castile and LeónCastile and León: 12.1 %12.1Panonska HrvatskaPanonska Hrvatska: 12.1 %12.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Mayotte35.1+5.5 pts
2Ceuta29+6.6 pts
3Dytiki Makedonia27-2.1 pts
4Melilla25.8-1.8 pts
5Dytiki Elláda24.1-2.2 pts
6La Réunion24+1.3 pts
7Extremadura23.7-2.6 pts
8Andalusia23-2.5 pts
9Guadeloupe22.6+0.2 pts
10Voreio Aigaio22.3-0.2 pts
11Calabria Series break21.60 pts
12Sicilia Series break21.3-0.2 pts
13Kentriki Makedonia20.7-2.2 pts
14Campania Series break20.3-0.6 pts
15Canary Islands20.1-3.4 pts
15Ipeiros20.1-4.7 pts
17Attiki19.9-1.7 pts
18Guyane19-2.9 pts
19Sterea Elláda18.9-2 pts
20Thessalia18.4-2.3 pts
21Castilla-La Mancha18.2-2.6 pts
22Martinique17.3-0.5 pts
23Notio Aigaio16.9+0.9 pts
24Region of Murcia16.8-1.2 pts
25Puglia Series break16.1-2.8 pts
26Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki16-3.5 pts
26Ionia Nisia16-3.7 pts
28Valencian Community15.6-2.6 pts
29Sardegna Series break15.4-1.6 pts
30Peloponnisos14.4-2.4 pts
31Asturias13.6-0.1 pts
32Kriti13.4-4.3 pts
33Galicia13.3-2.4 pts
34Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest13.2-1.7 pts
35Molise Series break12.7-1.9 pts
36Basilicata Series break12.5-0.3 pts
37Community of Madrid12.2-1.2 pts
37Nord-Pas de Calais12.2-0.7 pts
39Castile and León12.1-2 pts
39Panonska Hrvatska12.1-3.9 pts
41Languedoc-Roussillon11.7-0.6 pts
42Balearic Islands11.5-0.9 pts
42Catalonia11.5-1.9 pts
44Severozapaden11.30 pts
45Lazio Series break11.1+0.4 pts
46Abruzzo Series break10.8-0.9 pts
47Cantabria10.7-2.9 pts
48Aragon10.6-1.1 pts
49La Rioja10.4-1.6 pts
50Východné Slovensko10.1-1.9 pts
51Basque Country10-1.3 pts
51Navarre10-0.2 pts
51Prov. Hainaut10-1.4 pts
51Wien10-0.4 pts
55Liguria Series break9.8+0.3 pts
55Lorraine9.8-1.2 pts
57Aquitaine9.3-0.8 pts
57Haute-Normandie9.3-2 pts
57Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur9.3-1 pts
60Jadranska Hrvatska9.2-1.6 pts
60Picardie9.2-0.8 pts
60Umbria Series break9.2-1.4 pts
63Bourgogne8.9-1.8 pts
64Champagne-Ardenne8.8-0.8 pts
64Ile-de-France8.8+0.1 pts
66Poitou-Charentes8.7-0.4 pts
66Região Autónoma da Madeira8.7-1.6 pts
68Sydsverige Series break8.6+0.2 pts
69Prov. Namur8.5+1.1 pts
70Centre - Val de Loire8.4-0.1 pts
70Kýpros8.4-2.7 pts
70Região Autónoma dos Açores8.4-0.4 pts
73Piemonte Series break8.2-0.9 pts
73Prov. Liège8.2-2.3 pts
75Marche Series break8.1-2.5 pts
75Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi8.1-1.5 pts
77Alsace8-1 pts
77Basse-Normandie8-0.1 pts
79Auvergne7.8-0.6 pts
79Pays de la Loire7.8+0.7 pts
81Midi-Pyrénées7.7+0.5 pts
82Stredné Slovensko7.5-1.9 pts
83Etelä-Suomi7.4-1.1 pts
83Länsi-Suomi7.4-1.9 pts
83Latvija7.4-1.3 pts
83Severoiztochen7.4-2 pts
87Norte7.3-2.5 pts
87Rhône-Alpes7.30 pts
87Toscana Series break7.3-1.3 pts
90Franche-Comté7.2+0.3 pts
90Östra Mellansverige Series break7.2-0.4 pts
92Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break7.1-0.7 pts
93Limousin7+0.7 pts
94Helsinki-Uusimaa6.9-0.8 pts
94Prov. Brabant wallon6.9-0.7 pts
94Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas6.9-1.2 pts
97Bretagne6.8-0.5 pts
98Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break6.70 pts
98Severen tsentralen6.7-0.2 pts
100Észak-Alföld Series break6.6-0.8 pts
101Podkarpackie6.5-1.9 pts
102Algarve6.4-1.3 pts
102Norra Mellansverige Series break6.4-0.5 pts
102Sud-Vest Oltenia6.4-1.3 pts
102Veneto Series break6.4+0.1 pts
106Lubelskie6.3-0.9 pts
107Southern6.2-0.8 pts
108Berlin6.1-0.9 pts
108Sud-Est6.1-0.4 pts
110Lombardia Series break6-0.4 pts
111Emilia-Romagna Series break5.8-0.8 pts
111Sjeverna Hrvatska5.8-2.9 pts
111Świętokrzyskie5.8-1.2 pts
114Mazowiecki regionalny5.7-0.7 pts
114Småland med öarna Series break5.7+0.2 pts
116Eastern and Midland5.6-1.1 pts
116Luxembourg5.6+0.1 pts
116Northern and Western5.6-0.6 pts
116Stockholm Series break5.6-0.7 pts
116Västsverige Series break5.6-0.4 pts
116Warmińsko-mazurskie5.6-1.6 pts
122Groningen5.5-1.7 pts
122Mellersta Norrland Series break5.5-0.7 pts
122Nordjylland5.5-0.1 pts
122Sud-Muntenia5.5-1.3 pts
122Vzhodna Slovenija5.5-1.3 pts
127Dél-Dunántúl Series break5.4-0.9 pts
127Eesti5.4-0.4 pts
127Hovedstaden5.4-0.8 pts
127Övre Norrland Series break5.4-0.5 pts
127Prov. Luxembourg (BE)5.4-1.3 pts
127Yugoiztochen5.4-1.6 pts
133Sachsen-Anhalt5.3-1.6 pts
134Sjælland5.2-0.4 pts
135Grad Zagreb5.1-3.1 pts
136Corse5-4.8 pts
137Mecklenburg-Vorpommern4.9-0.3 pts
137Syddanmark4.9-1.2 pts
139Észak-Magyarország Series break4.8-1 pts
139Leipzig4.8-0.3 pts
139Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break4.8-0.9 pts
139Zahodna Slovenija4.8-1.6 pts
143Friesland (NL)4.7-0.9 pts
143Midtjylland4.7-0.7 pts
145Sostinės regionas4.6-0.2 pts
146Flevoland4.5-1.2 pts
147Łódzkie4.4-0.2 pts
147Prov. Antwerpen4.4-1.5 pts
149Bremen4.30 pts
149Düsseldorf4.30 pts
149Kujawsko-pomorskie4.3-1.2 pts
149Západné Slovensko4.3-1.2 pts
153Burgenland4.2-1 pts
153Centru4.20 pts
153Drenthe4.2-0.8 pts
153Yuzhen tsentralen4.2-1.1 pts
157Brandenburg4.1-0.4 pts
157Dresden4.1-0.2 pts
157Hamburg4.1-0.1 pts
157Hannover4.1-0.4 pts
157Kärnten4.1-0.7 pts
157Thüringen4.1-0.3 pts
163Arnsberg4-0.7 pts
163Braunschweig4-0.4 pts
163Malta40 pts
163Steiermark4-0.5 pts
167Niederösterreich3.8-1 pts
167Noord-Holland3.8-0.7 pts
167Prov. Limburg (BE)3.8-0.3 pts
167Zachodniopomorskie3.8-0.9 pts
171Köln3.70 pts
171Moravskoslezsko3.7-1 pts
171Overijssel3.7-1.4 pts
174Bucureşti-Ilfov3.6-0.7 pts
174Gießen3.60 pts
174Münster3.6-0.3 pts
174Prov. Vlaams-Brabant3.6-1.1 pts
174Saarland3.6-0.9 pts
174Vest3.6-0.8 pts
180Noord-Brabant3.5-0.7 pts
180Rheinhessen-Pfalz3.5-0.3 pts
182Chemnitz3.4-0.7 pts
182Dél-Alföld Series break3.4-0.7 pts
182Limburg (NL)3.4-1.4 pts
182Severozápad3.40 pts
182Śląskie3.4-0.5 pts
187Detmold3.3-0.6 pts
187Dolnośląskie3.3-1.4 pts
187Gelderland3.3-1.2 pts
187Vorarlberg3.3-0.4 pts
191Oberösterreich3.2-0.8 pts
191Opolskie3.2-1.1 pts
191Podlaskie3.2-1.5 pts
194Darmstadt3.1-0.4 pts
194Schleswig-Holstein3.1-0.5 pts
196Budapest Series break3+0.1 pts
196Karlsruhe3-0.3 pts
196Lubuskie3-0.7 pts
196Pomorskie3-1.2 pts
200Bratislavský kraj2.9-1.3 pts
200Kassel2.9+0.4 pts
200Małopolskie2.9-1.3 pts
200Nord-Vest2.9-0.7 pts
200Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break2.9-0.2 pts
205Koblenz2.8-0.3 pts
205Salzburg2.8-0.3 pts
207Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen2.7-0.7 pts
207Weser-Ems2.7-0.3 pts
207Zeeland2.7-0.2 pts
210Freiburg2.6-0.3 pts
210Prov. West-Vlaanderen2.6-0.6 pts
210Trier2.6+0.6 pts
210Yugozapaden2.6-0.7 pts
214Lüneburg2.5-0.9 pts
215Nord-Est2.4-0.5 pts
215Schwaben2.4-0.2 pts
215Tirol2.4-0.9 pts
215Warszawski stołeczny2.4-1.1 pts
219Jihovýchod2.3-0.8 pts
219Oberbayern2.3+0.1 pts
219Oberfranken2.3-0.7 pts
219Stuttgart2.3-0.7 pts
223Közép-Dunántúl Series break2.20 pts
223Pest Series break2.2-0.4 pts
223Střední Morava2.2-1.1 pts
223Wielkopolskie2.2-0.9 pts
227Niederbayern2-0.1 pts
227Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break2-0.4 pts
227Severovýchod2-0.8 pts
227Střední Čechy2-0.1 pts
227Unterfranken2-0.3 pts
232Oberpfalz1.9-0.3 pts
232Tübingen1.9-0.3 pts
234Mittelfranken1.8-0.3 pts
235Jihozápad1.5-0.6 pts
236Praha1.3-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 7 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest unemployment rate?

Mayotte, with 35.1% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unemployment rate?

Praha, with 1.3% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 7 regions have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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