Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
16.1
Sweden
Lowest
3.7
Schleswig-Holstein
Median
4.5
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
7,082
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 16.1 in Sweden; the lowest is 3.7 in Schleswig-Holstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.5, and the mean is 5.11.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 146.7%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 59.5%).
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 16.1 | 2025 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 12.8 | 2025 | up 146.2% | flat |
| 3 | Finland | 11.1 | 2025 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 4 | Iceland | 10.4 | 2025 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 5 | Denmark | 10.2 | 2025 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 8.5 | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 7.4 | 2024 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 6.6 | 2025 | up 120.0% | flat |
| 9 | Ireland | 5.8 | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.6 | 2019 | down 50.4% | rising |
| 11 | France | 5.4 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 5.2 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Montenegro | 4.6 | 2020 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 4.4 | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 4.3 | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 4.2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 4.1 | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 4 | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 3.8 | 2025 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 3.7 | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 3.1 | 2025 | down 35.4% | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 3 | 2025 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 24 | Cyprus | 2.8 | 2025 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 2.6 | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 2.6 | 2025 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 2.4 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 2.2 | 2025 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 2 | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 1.9 | 2025 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.8 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 32 | Italy | 1.7 | 2025 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 1.7 | 2025 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Greece | 1.4 | 2025 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 1.1 | 2025 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Hauts-de-France | 7.4 | 2025 | up 60.9% | flat |
| 83 | Occitanie | 6.6 | 2025 | up 37.5% | flat |
| 102 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 6.1 | 2025 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 109 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 5.9 | 2025 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 122 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 5.5 | 2025 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 122 | Grand Est | 5.5 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 127 | Pays de la Loire | 5.4 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 136 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 5.2 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 224 | Schleswig-Holstein | 3.7 | 2012 | up 2.8% | flat |