Unemployment rate: Europe and Central Asia (WB)

5.3593197% in 2025, the latest year published. Figures for 35 years from 1991 to 2025 are below.

Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.

Every year

YearValue (%)
20255.3593197
20245.372218
20235.5523853
20225.846064
20216.900111
20207.0950794
20196.6236944
20186.876565
20177.4855423
20168.07811
20158.558232
20148.94532
20139.267917
20129.07096
20118.851159
20109.117328
20099.058952
20087.1689706
20077.2469645
20068.172976
20058.731816
20049.056514
20039.113467
20029.07871
20019.05642
20009.684831
199910.585177
199810.692878
199710.518161
199610.268622
19959.931119
19949.651484
19938.657557
19927.5036397
19916.899087