Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
70.6
Netherlands
Lowest
14.9
Luxembourg
Median
10.05
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
9,690
What the numbers show
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 70.6 in Netherlands; the lowest is 14.9 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.05, and the mean is 18.39.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 63.7%).
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 70.6 | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 64 | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 3 | Switzerland | 49.2 | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 4 | Denmark | 48.2 | 2025 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 5 | Norway | 48 | 2025 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 6 | Austria | 33.2 | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 29 | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 28.9 | 2019 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 9 | Germany | 28.6 | 2025 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 10 | Finland | 27.1 | 2025 | up 23.2% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 25.3 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 14.7 | 2025 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 13 | France | 14.6 | 2025 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 11.2 | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 10.3 | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 16 | Cyprus | 9.8 | 2025 | up 172.2% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia | 8 | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 7 | 2025 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Latvia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 6.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 6.1 | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 6.1 | 2025 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Montenegro | 5.9 | 2020 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 5.8 | 2025 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 5.7 | 2025 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 5.2 | 2025 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 27 | Greece | 4.2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 4.1 | 2025 | up 70.8% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 4.1 | 2025 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 3.3 | 2025 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 3.3 | 2025 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.1 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 2.8 | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 160 | Ireland | 26.1 | 2025 | up 57.2% | falling |
| 211 | Malta | 21.1 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 238 | Luxembourg | 14.9 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |