Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
18.0%
Mayotte
Lowest
0.4%
Netherlands
Median
2.0%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
7,776
What the numbers show
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 18.0% in Mayotte; the lowest is 0.4% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.0%, and the mean is 4.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 18.0% | 2025 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 2 | Montenegro | 17.4% | 2020 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.8% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 14.8% | 2025 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 14.5% | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 14.5% | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 7 | Martinique | 13.7% | 2020 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 6.6% | 2025 | down 75.2% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 5.9% | 2025 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 5.6% | 2025 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 5.6% | 2025 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 12 | Serbia | 5.5% | 2025 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Serbia | 5.5% | 2025 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Romania | 4.3% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 15 | Croatia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Croatia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 3.2% | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 3.1% | 2025 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 2.8% | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 2.7% | 2025 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Hungary | 2.5% | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 22 | Latvia | 2.1% | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Latvia | 2.1% | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 24 | France | 2.0% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye | 2.0% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 1.8% | 2025 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 1.8% | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Estonia | 1.8% | 2025 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 1.8% | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Finland | 1.7% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 31 | Cyprus | 1.5% | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 1.5% | 2025 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2025 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2025 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 1.4% | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 35 | Switzerland | 1.4% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 1.4% | 2025 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 1.3% | 2025 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 1.3% | 2025 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 1.2% | 2019 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 1.2% | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 1.2% | 2019 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 1.1% | 2022 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 44 | Germany | 1.0% | 2025 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Norway | 1.0% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 0.8% | 2025 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 47 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2025 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 48 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Crna Gora 17.4%
- Guyane 16.1%
- Ciudad de Melilla 15.9%
- Kontinentalna Hrvatska (NUTS 2016) 15.6%
- Ciudad de Ceuta 15.5%
- Ionia Nisia 15.5%
- Sicilia 14.8%
- Severna Makedonija 14.5%
- Campania 13.7%
- Puglia 13.7%
- Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 13.3%
- Molise 13.1%
- Isole 13.1%
- Voreio Aigaio 12.9%
- Dytiki Makedonia 12.7%
- Sud 12.4%
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 12.3%
- Calabria 11.0%
- Sterea Elláda 10.8%
- Kentriki Makedonia 10.7%
- Voreia Elláda 10.6%
- Východné Slovensko 10.3%
- Severozapaden 10.2%
- RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises 10.2%
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 10.0%
- Notio Aigaio 9.8%
- Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije 9.7%
- Dytiki Elláda 9.5%
- Alentejo (NUTS 2021) 9.2%
- Ipeiros 9.1%
- Sud-Muntenia 8.9%
- Peloponnisos 8.4%
- Abruzzo 8.1%
- Champagne-Ardenne 8.1%
- Srbija - jug 8.1%
- Centru 8.0%
- Sardegna 7.6%
- Panonska Hrvatska 7.6%
- Basilicata 7.4%
- Kentriki Elláda 7.3%