Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) was 1.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.6
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
6.8
in 2012
All-time low
1.6
in 2024
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Youth long-term unemployment rate in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 1.6 for youth long-term unemployment rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 6.8 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.7 | — |
| 2003 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.7 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8 | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 4.7 | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8 | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 5.9 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.8 | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 4.9 | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 4 | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4 | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.2 | -26.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7 | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.31 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 1.6 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth long-term unemployment rate in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 1.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2012.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for youth long-term unemployment rate?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth long-term unemployment rate rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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