Youth unemployment rate by country of birth by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
55.0%
Romania
Lowest
9.2%
Switzerland
Median
28.2%
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,276
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 55.0% in Romania; the lowest is 9.2% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.2%, and the mean is 27.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 87.1%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 58.6%).
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 55.0% | 2025 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 2 | Montenegro | 43.5% | 2020 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 41.2% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 41.2% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 5 | Sweden | 38.9% | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 38.0% | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 6 | Croatia | 38.0% | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 37.3% | 2025 | up 54.1% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 37.3% | 2025 | up 54.1% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 37.2% | 2025 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.3% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 35.2% | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 35.2% | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 34.2% | 2025 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 33.7% | 2025 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 33.2% | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 17 | Slovakia | 32.0% | 2025 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 32.0% | 2025 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 31.8% | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 31.8% | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 30.7% | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 22 | Finland | 29.1% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 29.1% | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 28.2% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 27.7% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 27.7% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 27 | France | 27.1% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 24.4% | 2025 | down 58.6% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 22.9% | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 22.9% | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 22.5% | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 21.9% | 2025 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Norway | 21.0% | 2025 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 19.9% | 2025 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 19.9% | 2025 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 36 | Ireland | 18.2% | 2025 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 17.4% | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 17.2% | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 16.3% | 2019 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 16.3% | 2019 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 14.0% | 2025 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 42 | Austria | 13.5% | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 43 | Türkiye | 13.0% | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 10.7% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 10.7% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 46 | Germany | 9.4% | 2025 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 47 | Switzerland | 9.2% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.