Youth employment rate by country of birth by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
70.6%
Netherlands
Lowest
2.8%
Bulgaria
Median
8.0%
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,311
What the numbers show
Youth employment rate by country of birth is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 70.6% in Netherlands; the lowest is 2.8% in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.0%, and the mean is 17.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 63.7%).
Youth employment rate by country of birth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 70.6% | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 70.6% | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 64.0% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 49.2% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 5 | Denmark | 48.2% | 2025 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 6 | Norway | 48.0% | 2025 | up 42.9% | flat |
| 7 | Austria | 33.2% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 29.0% | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 28.9% | 2019 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 28.9% | 2019 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 28.6% | 2025 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 27.1% | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 26.1% | 2025 | up 57.2% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 25.3% | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 21.1% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 14.7% | 2025 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 14.6% | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 17 | France | 14.6% | 2025 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 11.2% | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 11.2% | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 10.3% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 21 | Slovenia | 10.3% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 23 | Cyprus | 9.8% | 2025 | up 172.2% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 8.0% | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 8.0% | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 7.0% | 2025 | up 84.2% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 6.3% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 6.3% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 6.1% | 2025 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 6.1% | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 6.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 6.1% | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 6.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Montenegro | 5.9% | 2020 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 35 | Hungary | 5.8% | 2025 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 5.7% | 2025 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 5.7% | 2025 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 38 | Czechia | 5.2% | 2025 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Greece | 4.2% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 4.1% | 2025 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 4.1% | 2025 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovakia | 4.1% | 2025 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovakia | 4.1% | 2025 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 3.3% | 2025 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 3.3% | 2025 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.1% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 2.8% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.