Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Euro area
Euro area: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 41.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Euro area, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Euro area is 41.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Euro area peaked at 53.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2020.
Euro area ranks 9th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 50.6% | — |
| 1984 | 53.0% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 52.4% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 52.3% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 51.4% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 49.6% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 47.6% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 43.7% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 42.9% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.1% | 50.6% | 53.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 42.2% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 42.2% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 39.0% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 37.8% | 42.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 6 Denmark 69.9% compare
- 7 Uganda 69.9% compare
- 8 Norway 67.8% compare
- 9 Cambodia 67.0% compare
- 10 Switzerland 65.8% compare
- 11 Mozambique 65.1% compare
- 12 New Zealand 64.2% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Euro area?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Euro area was 41.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Euro area ranks 9th out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.