Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen stood at 21.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 184.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen peaked at 21.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2016.
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen ranks 207th of 411 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.5% | — |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -34.1% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +40.4% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +43.5% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +68.5% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.9% | 12.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 13.3% | 21.6% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 758.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,180 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,180 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 758.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 73.5% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 758.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 758.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.7% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.5 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- Youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen was 21.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2016.
- How does Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen rank for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region?
- Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen ranks 207th out of 411 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 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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