Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in was 13.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.7%
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
16.6%
in 2020
All-time low
13.7%
in 2004
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 13.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 16.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.2% | — |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.7% | 14.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Türkiye 29.8% compare
- 2 Romania 25.2% compare
- 3 Montenegro 21.7% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 20.5% compare
- 5 Italy 20.0% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 13.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2004.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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