Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
17.3
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.4
Netherlands
Median
3.8
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
845
What the numbers show
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 17.3 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.4 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.8, and the mean is 5.89.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 43.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 157.1%), and the largest decrease in France (down 79.7%).
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 17.3 | 2012 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 2 | Slovakia | 15.6 | 2019 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 2 | Slovakia | 15.6 | 2019 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 4 | Portugal | 12.1 | 2014 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 11.7 | 2025 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 10.8 | 2025 | down 28.0% | flat |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 10.8 | 2025 | down 28.0% | flat |
| 8 | Hungary | 9.2 | 2025 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 8.3 | 2025 | down 65.3% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 8 | 2017 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 7.1 | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 6.2 | 2014 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 6.2 | 2014 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Croatia | 6.1 | 2022 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 14 | Croatia | 6.1 | 2022 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 5.1 | 2025 | down 74.4% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 3.8 | 2015 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 17 | Slovenia | 3.8 | 2015 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 3.6 | 2025 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Serbia | 3.6 | 2025 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Ireland | 3.5 | 2017 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 3.5 | 2025 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium | 3.3 | 2021 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 2.2 | 2021 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 1.8 | 2016 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 1.8 | 2019 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 1.8 | 2019 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 1.6 | 2025 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 1.4 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 1.2 | 2022 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 31 | Türkiye | 0.5 | 2025 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 32 | Netherlands | 0.4 | 2025 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands | 0.4 | 2025 | down 77.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.