Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Vestlandet
Vestlandet: Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region was 20.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.3%
Change on year
up 28.5%
Rank
195th
of 341 regions
All-time high
20.3%
in 2025
All-time low
12.8%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2016–2025
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Vestlandet, 2016–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Vestlandet recorded 20.3% for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 28.5% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet peaked at 20.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2022.
Vestlandet ranks 195th of 341 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Vestlandet, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14.7% | — |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +35.2% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | +28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 12.8% | 20.3% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Vestlandet
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,060 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.1% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 748.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.3 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 748.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 748.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 748.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,060 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet?
- Youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet was 20.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Vestlandet?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Vestlandet?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2022.
- How does Vestlandet rank for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region?
- Vestlandet ranks 195th out of 341 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Vestlandet?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vestlandet 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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