Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
70.6%
Netherlands
Lowest
2.8%
Bulgaria
Median
9.8%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
9,919
What the numbers show
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 70.6% in Netherlands; the lowest is 2.8% in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.8%, and the mean is 18.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.
Over the past decade 31 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 NUTS 2 region: 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% | flat |
| 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% | falling |
| 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% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 26.1% | 2025 | up 57.2% | falling |
| 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 | France | 14.6% | 2025 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 14.6% | 2025 | up 9.8% | 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 |
| 25 | Spain | 7.0% | 2025 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Latvia | 6.3% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 6.3% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 6.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 6.1% | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 28 | Portugal | 6.1% | 2025 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 6.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Montenegro | 5.9% | 2020 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 5.8% | 2025 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 5.7% | 2025 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 5.7% | 2025 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 36 | Czechia | 5.2% | 2025 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 4.2% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Lithuania | 4.1% | 2025 | up 70.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 4.1% | 2025 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 38 | Lithuania | 4.1% | 2025 | up 70.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 4.1% | 2025 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 42 | Italy | 3.3% | 2025 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 3.3% | 2025 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.1% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 45 | 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.
- Zeeland 76.8%
- Overijssel 75.5%
- Limburg (NL) 75.2%
- Drenthe 75.1%
- Zuid-Nederland 74.7%
- Gelderland 74.6%
- Oost-Nederland 74.5%
- Noord-Brabant 74.5%
- Friesland (NL) 73.2%
- Utrecht 72.0%
- Noord-Nederland 71.4%
- Flevoland 71.2%
- Noord-Holland 70.0%
- West-Nederland 67.3%
- Groningen 66.5%
- Ísland 64.0%
- Ostschweiz 62.9%
- Zuid-Holland 62.8%
- Zentralschweiz 60.0%
- Utrecht (NUTS 2021) 59.3%
- Nord-Norge 55.8%
- North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021) 55.2%
- Espace Mittelland 53.9%
- Innlandet 53.9%
- Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) 53.4%
- Sjælland 52.3%
- Zürich 51.8%
- Nordwestschweiz 51.5%
- Nordjylland 49.6%
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 49.2%
- Vestlandet 49.1%
- Syddanmark 48.8%
- Midtjylland 48.4%
- Danmark 48.2%
- Norge 48.0%
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (NUTS 2021) 47.9%
- Agder og Sør-Østlandet 47.6%
- Trier 46.5%
- Trøndelag 46.1%
- Devon (NUTS 2021) 45.6%