Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Euro area
Euro area: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 16.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Euro area, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Euro area stood at 16.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Euro area peaked at 27.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2007.
That places Euro area 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 22.0% | — |
| 1984 | 24.1% | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 22.8% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 21.8% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 19.5% | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 18.2% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 18.6% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 25.3% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.5% | 19.5% | 24.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 18.2% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.4% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 18.3% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.6% | 20.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More work & labour data for Euro area
- 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 for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Euro area?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Euro area was 16.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2007.
- How does Euro area rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Euro area ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.