Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Youth unemployment rate by country of birth was 18.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18.6%
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
27.5%
in 2012
All-time low
17.8%
in 2019
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 18.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 27.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18.8% | — |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.8% | 24.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 17.8% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.1% | 20.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 18.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by country of birth recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by country of birth recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2019.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for youth unemployment rate by country of birth?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate by country of birth rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 unemployment rate by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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