Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.9%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
18.4%
in 2013
All-time low
9.9%
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 9.9% for unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 18.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.3% | — |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +33.9% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.8% | 14.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 11.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 12.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Montenegro 27.9% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 19.4% compare
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.4% compare
- 4 Serbia 15.1% 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 unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 9.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment 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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