Youth employment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Youth employment rate by country of birth was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
18.5%
in 2007
All-time low
13.6%
in 2014
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Youth employment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth employment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 17.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 18.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Youth employment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18.0% | — |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.2% | 18.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 14.6% | 17.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Netherlands 70.6% compare
- 1 Netherlands 70.6% compare
- 3 Iceland 64.0% compare
- 4 Switzerland 49.2% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure 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)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Youth employment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 17.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment rate by country of birth recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate by country of birth recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2014.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for youth employment rate by country of birth?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth employment rate by country of birth rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 Youth employment rate by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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