Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region was 24.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Greece, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 24.4 for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.3% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Greece peaked at 72.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.4, in 2025.
Greece ranks 21st of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.8 | — |
| 2000 | 37.1 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 35 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 30 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 34.1 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 33 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 31.7 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 26.6 | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 26.2 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 31.4 | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 39.1 | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 56.6 | +44.8% |
| 2012 | 65.8 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 72.2 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 61.8 | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 58.9 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 56 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 55.4 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 50.4 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 43.6 | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 38 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 49.1 | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 48.1 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 36.9 | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 34.5 | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 24.4 | -29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8 | 39.8 | 39.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.61 | 26.2 | 37.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.98 | 39.1 | 72.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5 | 24.4 | 49.1 | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Greece?
- Youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Greece was 24.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4 in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region?
- Greece ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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