Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
55.0%
Romania
Lowest
9.2%
Switzerland
Median
27.7%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
7,368
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region: 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 |
| 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 18.9% | flat |
| 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% | flat |
| 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 | 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% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 10.7% | 2025 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 44 | Germany | 9.4% | 2025 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 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.
- La Rioja 71.1%
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 68.8%
- Nord-Vest 67.7%
- Umbria 66.6%
- Sud-Muntenia 66.6%
- Macroregiunea Unu 65.5%
- Východné Slovensko 65.5%
- Sicilia 63.5%
- Sud-Est 62.0%
- Centru 59.9%
- Kriti 59.0%
- Zachodniopomorskie 58.7%
- Cantabria 57.7%
- Dytiki Elláda 57.2%
- Kontinentalna Hrvatska (NUTS 2016) 56.9%
- Macroregiunea Trei 55.7%
- Isole 55.3%
- Macroregiunea Patru 54.2%
- Puglia 54.1%
- Calabria 54.0%
- Sterea Elláda 53.6%
- Extremadura 53.4%
- Abruzzo 53.1%
- Grad Zagreb 52.2%
- Lietuva (NUTS 2013) 51.4%
- Sud 50.9%
- Macroregiunea Doi 50.9%
- Campania 49.4%
- Inner London (NUTS 2010) 49.3%
- Západné Slovensko 48.8%
- Severozápad 48.1%
- Panonska Hrvatska 48.0%
- Andalucía 47.2%
- Marche 46.9%
- Liguria 46.6%
- RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises 46.4%
- Bucureşti-Ilfov 46.3%
- Małopolskie 46.1%
- Sur 45.9%
- Stredné Slovensko 45.4%