Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
16.1%
Sweden
Lowest
1.1%
Bulgaria
Median
4.0%
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
7,368
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 16.1% in Sweden; the lowest is 1.1% in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.0%, and the mean is 4.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 24 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 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 8.5% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 7.4% | 2024 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 6.6% | 2025 | up 120.0% | flat |
| 9 | Estonia | 6.6% | 2025 | up 120.0% | flat |
| 11 | Ireland | 5.8% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 5.6% | 2019 | down 50.4% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 5.6% | 2019 | down 50.4% | rising |
| 14 | France | 5.4% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 5.2% | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 5.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Montenegro | 4.6% | 2020 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 4.4% | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 4.3% | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 19 | Türkiye | 4.3% | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 4.2% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 4.1% | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 4.0% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 3.7% | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 3.1% | 2025 | down 35.4% | flat |
| 28 | Germany | 3.0% | 2025 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 29 | Cyprus | 2.8% | 2025 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 2.6% | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 2.6% | 2025 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 2.6% | 2025 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 2.4% | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 2.4% | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 2.2% | 2025 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Lithuania | 2.2% | 2025 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Czechia | 2.0% | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovakia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.8% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 1.7% | 2025 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 1.7% | 2025 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | 1.7% | 2025 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 1.4% | 2025 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 1.1% | 2025 | down 54.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Norra Mellansverige 17.5%
- Sydsverige 16.8%
- Östra Sverige 16.7%
- Stockholm 16.7%
- Östra Mellansverige 16.7%
- Mellersta Norrland 15.9%
- Södra Sverige 15.8%
- Västsverige 15.5%
- Norra Sverige 14.9%
- Oslo og Viken 14.9%
- Småland med öarna 14.7%
- Övre Norrland 14.7%
- South Western Scotland (NUTS 2013) 14.0%
- Norge 12.8%
- East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire (NUTS 2021) 12.8%
- Inner London (NUTS 2010) 12.6%
- Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013) 12.5%
- Vestlandet 12.5%
- Lincolnshire (NUTS 2021) 12.0%
- Helsinki-Uusimaa 11.7%
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 11.6%
- Outer London (NUTS 2010) 11.5%
- Manner-Suomi 11.2%
- Länsi-Suomi 11.1%
- Sjælland 10.8%
- Groningen 10.8%
- Hovedstaden 10.5%
- Midtjylland 10.5%
- Southern Scotland (NUTS 2021) 10.5%
- Zuid-Holland 10.5%
- Ísland 10.4%
- Danmark 10.2%
- Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 10.0%
- Utrecht 9.9%
- Etelä-Suomi 9.8%
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 9.7%
- Cheshire (NUTS 2021) 9.7%
- East Wales (NUTS 2021) 9.5%
- Nordjylland 9.4%
- Syddanmark 9.3%