Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen stood at 26.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 26.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2004.
Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 159th of 411 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.0% | — |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 22.3% | 26.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 74.8% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 9,304 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 26.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2004.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 159th out of 411 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nordrhein-Westfalen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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