Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 2.3% for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 8.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.
That places Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 195th out of 361 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.1% | — |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.9% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 2.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 195th out of 361 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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