Youth long-term unemployment rate in Germany

Germany: Youth long-term unemployment rate was 1.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.2
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
23rd
of 24 countries
All-time high
4
in 2005
All-time low
0.4
in 1991
Years of data
38
1983–2022

Youth long-term unemployment rate in Germany, 1983–2022

012341983200220221983: 21984: 2.21985: 1.81986: 1.31987: 0.91988: 0.81989: 0.71990: 0.81991: 0.41992: 0.91993: 0.81994: 1.21995: 1.61996: 1.61997: 1.71998: 1.61999: 1.52000: 1.42001: 1.12002: 1.42003: 1.82004: 1.92005: 42006: 3.82007: 3.42008: 2.52009: 2.72010: 2.42011: 1.72012: 1.42013: 1.42014: 1.42015: 1.32016: 1.32017: 1.32018: 1.12019: 12022: 1.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Germany recorded 1.2 for youth long-term unemployment rate in 2022.

That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate in Germany peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 1991.

That places Germany 23rd out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Youth long-term unemployment rate in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) in Germany, 1983 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1983 2
1984 2.2 +10.0%
1985 1.8 -18.2%
1986 1.3 -27.8%
1987 0.9 -30.8%
1988 0.8 -11.1%
1989 0.7 -12.5%
1990 0.8 +14.3%
1991 0.4 -50.0%
1992 0.9 +125.0%
1993 0.8 -11.1%
1994 1.2 +50.0%
1995 1.6 +33.3%
1996 1.6 +0.0%
1997 1.7 +6.2%
1998 1.6 -5.9%
1999 1.5 -6.3%
2000 1.4 -6.7%
2001 1.1 -21.4%
2002 1.4 +27.3%
2003 1.8 +28.6%
2004 1.9 +5.6%
2005 4 +110.5%
2006 3.8 -5.0%
2007 3.4 -10.5%
2008 2.5 -26.5%
2009 2.7 +8.0%
2010 2.4 -11.1%
2011 1.7 -29.2%
2012 1.4 -17.6%
2013 1.4 +0.0%
2014 1.4 +0.0%
2015 1.3 -7.1%
2016 1.3 +0.0%
2017 1.3 +0.0%
2018 1.1 -15.4%
2019 1 -9.1%
2022 1.2 +20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.39 0.7 2.2 7
1990s 1.21 0.4 1.7 10
2000s 2.4 1.1 4 10
2010s 1.43 1 2.4 10
2020s 1.2 1.2 1.2 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 21 France 1.6 compare
  2. 22 Switzerland 1.4 compare
  3. 24 Netherlands 0.4 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

More work & labour data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth long-term unemployment rate in Germany?
Youth long-term unemployment rate in Germany was 1.2 in 2022, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 1991.
How does Germany rank for youth long-term unemployment rate?
Germany ranks 23rd out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is youth long-term unemployment rate rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Youth long-term unemployment rate in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/youth-long-term-unemployment-rate-12-months-or-more/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/youth-long-term-unemployment-rate-12-months-or-more/germany/">Youth long-term unemployment rate in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
27 places, 663 data points, 1983–2025
Last refreshed