Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
55
Romania
Lowest
11.6
Schleswig-Holstein
Median
27.95
Years covered
27
1999β2025
Data points
7,082
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 55 in Romania; the lowest is 11.6 in Schleswig-Holstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.95, and the mean is 26.93.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 87.1%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 58.6%).
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 55 | 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 | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 6 | Estonia | 37.3 | 2025 | up 54.1% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 37.2 | 2025 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.3 | 2025 | β | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 35.2 | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 34.2 | 2025 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 33.7 | 2025 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 33.2 | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 32 | 2025 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 31.8 | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 30.7 | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 29.1 | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 16 | Finland | 29.1 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 28.2 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 27.7 | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 20 | France | 27.1 | 2025 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 21 | Greece | 24.4 | 2025 | down 58.6% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 22.9 | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 22.5 | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 24 | Cyprus | 21.9 | 2025 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 21 | 2025 | up 55.6% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 19.9 | 2025 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 18.2 | 2025 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 17.4 | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 29 | Malta | 17.2 | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.3 | 2019 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 14 | 2025 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 13.5 | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 10.7 | 2025 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 9.4 | 2025 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 35 | Switzerland | 9.2 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 289 | Schleswig-Holstein | 11.6 | 2012 | down 12.8% | falling |