Youth unemployment rate by country of birth by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
55.0%
Romania
Lowest
9.2%
Switzerland
Median
27.7%
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,240

What the numbers show

Youth unemployment rate by country of birth is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 55.0% in Romania; the lowest is 9.2% in Switzerland.

The median across all reporting countries is 27.7%, and the mean is 26.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 28 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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
4 Sweden 38.9% 2025 up 19.3% rising
5 Croatia 38.0% 2025 down 35.9% falling
5 Croatia 38.0% 2025 down 35.9% falling
7 Estonia 37.3% 2025 up 54.1% falling
7 Estonia 37.3% 2025 up 54.1% falling
9 Spain 37.2% 2025 down 44.7% rising
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 36.3% 2025 falling
11 Lithuania 35.2% 2025 up 10.0% falling
11 Lithuania 35.2% 2025 up 10.0% falling
13 Italy 34.2% 2025 down 43.4% rising
14 Portugal 33.7% 2025 down 25.6% rising
15 Luxembourg 33.2% 2024 up 26.7% rising
16 Slovakia 32.0% 2025 down 39.7% falling
16 Slovakia 32.0% 2025 down 39.7% falling
18 Serbia 31.8% 2025 down 38.6% falling
19 Hungary 30.7% 2025 down 5.8% flat
20 Bulgaria 29.1% 2025 down 30.2% falling
20 Finland 29.1% 2025 down 5.8% falling
22 Czechia 28.2% 2025 down 11.3% falling
23 Latvia 27.7% 2025 down 0.7% falling
23 Latvia 27.7% 2025 down 0.7% falling
25 France 27.1% 2025 down 18.6% falling
26 Greece 24.4% 2025 down 58.6% rising
27 Poland 22.9% 2025 down 30.4% falling
27 Poland 22.9% 2025 down 30.4% falling
29 Belgium 22.5% 2025 down 25.7% falling
30 Cyprus 21.9% 2025 down 57.7% volatile
31 Norway 21.0% 2025 up 55.6% falling
32 Slovenia 19.9% 2025 up 32.7% falling
32 Slovenia 19.9% 2025 up 32.7% falling
34 Ireland 18.2% 2025 down 32.3% rising
35 Denmark 17.4% 2025 up 20.8% rising
36 Malta 17.2% 2025 down 23.2% falling
37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.3% 2019 down 39.0% rising
37 United Kingdom 16.3% 2019 down 39.0% rising
39 Iceland 14.0% 2025 up 13.8% falling
40 Austria 13.5% 2025 up 17.4% rising
41 Türkiye 13.0% 2025 down 21.2% falling
42 Netherlands 10.7% 2025 down 26.2% falling
42 Netherlands 10.7% 2025 down 26.2% falling
44 Germany 9.4% 2025 up 19.0% flat
45 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.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,240 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed