Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in İzmir
İzmir: Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region was 18.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.1
Change on year
down 20.3%
Rank
217th
of 342 regions
All-time high
30.5
in 2020
All-time low
17.2
in 2007
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in İzmir, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
İzmir recorded 18.1 for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in İzmir peaked at 30.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.2, in 2007.
İzmir ranks 217th of 342 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in İzmir, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.7 | — |
| 2007 | 17.2 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 18.5 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 27.5 | +48.6% |
| 2010 | 22.2 | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 23.3 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 23.5 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 24.3 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 23 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 21.3 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 23.4 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 19.2 | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 26.6 | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 30.5 | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 21.2 | -30.5% |
| 2022 | 23.4 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 18.6 | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 22.7 | +22.0% |
| 2025 | 18.1 | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.23 | 17.2 | 27.5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.78 | 19.2 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.42 | 18.1 | 30.5 | 6 |
More work & labour data for İzmir
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,520 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 41.4 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,864 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,864 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,864 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 53 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 58.1 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,864 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 3,520 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 58.1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in İzmir?
- Youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in İzmir was 18.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in İzmir?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in İzmir?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2 in 2007.
- How does İzmir rank for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region?
- İzmir ranks 217th out of 342 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in İzmir?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this İzmir 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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