Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Germany, 2026
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 1,738.6 thousand people. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 1,738.6 thousand people
- Change vs 2025: +82 thousand people (+4.95 %)
- Position in history: below the 28-year average (average — 2,526.66 thousand people)
- Series maximum — 4,439.9 thousand people in 2005 (21 years ago)
- Series minimum — 1,306.5 thousand people in 2022 (4 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, thousand people |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,630.1 |
| 2017 | 1,515.7 |
| 2018 | 1,373.9 |
| 2019 | 1,351.8 |
| 2021 | 1,380.5 |
| 2022 | 1,306.5 |
| 2023 | 1,350.5 |
| 2024 | 1,504.1 |
| 2025 | 1,656.6 |
| 2026 | 1,738.6 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Germany — on the Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment page.
Other years
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2010
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2011
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2012
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2013
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2014
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2015
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2016
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2017
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2018
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2019
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2021
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2022
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2023
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2024
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2025