Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 4.0% for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 5.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2019.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 202nd of 341 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.2% | — |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 4.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 202nd out of 341 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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