Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Vlaams Gewest
Vlaams Gewest: Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Vlaams Gewest, 1999–2025
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 Vlaams Gewest is 1.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Vlaams Gewest peaked at 2.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
That places Vlaams Gewest 271st out of 361 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Vlaams Gewest, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.6% | — |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -46.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -40.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +54.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -52.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +62.5% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Vlaams Gewest
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,278 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.1% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.1% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 5,042 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 5,042 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 3,138 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,138 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 3,138 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.7 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Vlaams Gewest?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Vlaams Gewest was 1.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in Vlaams Gewest?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in Vlaams Gewest?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does Vlaams Gewest rank for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region?
- Vlaams Gewest ranks 271st 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 Vlaams Gewest?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vlaams Gewest 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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