Long-term unemployment by sex in Germany, 2026
Long-term unemployment by sex in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 1.2 % of the labour force. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Long-term unemployment by sex in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 1.2 % of the labour force
- Change vs 2025: −0.2 % of the labour force (−14.29 %)
- Position in history: below the 17-year average (average — 1.8765 % of the labour force)
- Series maximum — 3.5 % of the labour force in 2009 (17 years ago)
- Series minimum — 1.1 % of the labour force in 2023 (3 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % of the labour force |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 1.4 |
| 2026 | 1.2 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Germany — on the Long-term unemployment by sex page.
Other years
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2010
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2011
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2012
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2013
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2014
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2015
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2016
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2017
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2018
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2019
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2021
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2022
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2023
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2024
- Long-term unemployment by sex in 2025