Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in İzmir
İzmir: Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in İzmir, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in İzmir is 2.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in İzmir peaked at 7.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2025.
İzmir ranks 226th of 361 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in İzmir, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.7% | — |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +71.4% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -30.3% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +35.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -36.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +27.1% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -43.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 7.5% | 6 |
More work & labour data for İzmir
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,520 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 41.4 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,864 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,864 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,864 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 53.0% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 58.1% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,864 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 3,520 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 58.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in İzmir?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in İzmir was 2.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in İzmir?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in İzmir?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2025.
- How does İzmir rank for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region?
- İzmir ranks 226th 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 İzmir?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this İzmir 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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