Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)

Scotland (NUTS 2021): Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region was 9.8 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
9.8
Change on year
down 23.4%
Rank
309th
of 342 regions
All-time high
30.8
in 2011
All-time low
9.8
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

10152025301999200920191999: 17.12000: 20.32001: 17.92002: 18.52003: 21.62004: 17.92005: 18.72006: 19.52007: 18.92008: 17.32009: 23.82010: 292011: 30.82012: 26.92013: 28.52014: 23.52015: 242016: 18.72017: 17.62018: 12.82019: 9.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Scotland (NUTS 2021) recorded 9.8 for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.4% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) peaked at 30.8 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.8, in 2019.

That places Scotland (NUTS 2021) 309th out of 342 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1999 17.1
2000 20.3 +18.7%
2001 17.9 -11.8%
2002 18.5 +3.4%
2003 21.6 +16.8%
2004 17.9 -17.1%
2005 18.7 +4.5%
2006 19.5 +4.3%
2007 18.9 -3.1%
2008 17.3 -8.5%
2009 23.8 +37.6%
2010 29 +21.8%
2011 30.8 +6.2%
2012 26.9 -12.7%
2013 28.5 +5.9%
2014 23.5 -17.5%
2015 24 +2.1%
2016 18.7 -22.1%
2017 17.6 -5.9%
2018 12.8 -27.3%
2019 9.8 -23.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.1 17.1 17.1 1
2000s 19.44 17.3 23.8 10
2010s 22.16 9.8 30.8 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
Youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) was 9.8 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 30.8 in 2011.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8 in 2019.
How does Scotland (NUTS 2021) rank for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region?
Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 309th out of 342 regions with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Scotland (NUTS 2021) 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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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
377 places, 7,082 data points, 1999–2025
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