Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Vestlandet
Vestlandet: Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region was 12.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.5%
Change on year
up 30.2%
Rank
17th
of 341 regions
All-time high
12.5%
in 2025
All-time low
6.2%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2025
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Vestlandet, 2016–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet stood at 12.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.2% on the previous year and up 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet peaked at 12.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2016.
That places Vestlandet 17th out of 341 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Vestlandet, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6.2% | — |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +40.9% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +45.1% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | +30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 6.6% | 12.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vestlandet
- 14 France 5.4% compare
- 15 Austria 5.2% compare
- 16 Switzerland 5.0% compare
- 17 Montenegro 4.6% compare
- 18 Malta 4.4% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 4.3% compare
- 19 Türkiye 4.3% compare
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 ratio by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet?
- Youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet was 12.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Vestlandet?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Vestlandet?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2016.
- How does Vestlandet rank for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region?
- Vestlandet ranks 17th out of 341 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Vestlandet?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. 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 ratio by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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