Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in Germany, 2026
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 27.6 %. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 27.6 %
- Change vs 2025: −2.8 % (−9.21 %)
- Position in history: below the 28-year average (average — 44.65 %)
- Series maximum — 59 % in 2006 (20 years ago)
- This is the minimum over the available series history (28 years)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 42.3 |
| 2017 | 42.5 |
| 2018 | 42 |
| 2019 | 36.8 |
| 2021 | 34.4 |
| 2022 | 31.9 |
| 2023 | 31.1 |
| 2024 | 29.3 |
| 2025 | 30.4 |
| 2026 | 27.6 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Germany — on the Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment page.
Other years
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2010
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2011
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2012
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2013
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2014
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2015
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2016
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2017
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2018
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2019
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2021
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2022
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2023
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2024
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2025