Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region was 44.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest is 44.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.7% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest peaked at 64.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2025.
That places Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 46th out of 341 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.7% | — |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 44.1% | -30.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 45.9% | 56.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 48.3% | 64.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 44.1% | 63.6% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 58.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 586.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 67.1% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 67.1% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 948.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 948.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 513 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 513 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 513 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.2 Hour (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?
- Youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest was 44.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2025.
- How does Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest rank for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region?
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest ranks 46th out of 341 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 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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