Youth Unemployment Rate, Under 25 (Monthly, SA)
Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · % of youth labour force · EUROSTAT.UNEMP.YOUTH.RT.M
Both sexes. Youth rate denominator is the youth labour force, not all young people; total unemployment follows the published TOTAL age selection. Seasonally adjusted, not calendar adjusted. Values retain published units; no scaling, rebasing, interpolation or imputation by SOTW. Dataset updated timestamp is not an original observation release date or publisher vintage. Commercial geography policy reviewed 2026-10-10: EU/EFTA/official candidates only; UK, Kosovo and other noneligible countries excluded; CH/LI declaring-country commodity trade excluded.
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Sorted by value, highest first. Each row keeps its own period, and national definitions can differ, so the order is not a like for like ranking.
| # | Country or area | Value (% of youth labour force) | Period | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RomaniaROU | 30.8 | 2026-06 | History |
| 2 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 30.3 | 2026-06 | History |
| 3 | North MacedoniaMKD | 29.2 | 2026-09 | History |
| 4 | FinlandFIN | 25.2 | 2026-09 | History |
| 5 | EstoniaEST | 23.9 | 2026-09 | History |
| 6 | SpainESP | 22.8 | 2026-09 | History |
| 7 | LuxembourgLUX | 22.0 | 2026-09 | History |
| 8 | FranceFRA | 21.9 | 2026-09 | History |
| 9 | SwedenSWE | 21.7 | 2026-09 | History |
| 10 | ItalyITA | 19.9 | 2026-09 | History |
| 11 | PortugalPRT | 19.1 | 2026-09 | History |
| 12 | BelgiumBEL | 18.0 | 2026-09 | History |
| 13 | SlovakiaSVK | 17.7 | 2026-09 | History |
| 14 | GreeceGRC | 17.3 | 2026-09 | History |
| 15 | NorwayNOR | 16.7 | 2026-09 | History |
| 16 | LatviaLVA | 16.5 | 2026-09 | History |
| 17 | DenmarkDNK | 16.2 | 2026-09 | History |
| 18 | CroatiaHRV | 16.1 | 2026-09 | History |
| European Union (EU27) | 15.5 | 2026-09 | History | |
| Euro area (EA21) | 15.4 | 2026-09 | History | |
| 19 | TürkiyeTUR | 14.8 | 2026-09 | History |
| 20 | HungaryHUN | 14.6 | 2026-09 | History |
| 21 | SloveniaSVN | 14.6 | 2026-09 | History |
| 22 | LithuaniaLTU | 14.0 | 2026-09 | History |
| 23 | BulgariaBGR | 13.0 | 2026-09 | History |
| 24 | AustriaAUT | 12.8 | 2026-09 | History |
| 25 | IcelandISL | 12.6 | 2026-09 | History |
| 26 | IrelandIRL | 11.5 | 2026-10 | History |
| 27 | CyprusCYP | 11.3 | 2026-09 | History |
| 28 | PolandPOL | 11.3 | 2026-09 | History |
| 29 | MaltaMLT | 9.6 | 2026-09 | History |
| 30 | SwitzerlandCHE | 9.0 | 2026-06 | History |
| 31 | CzechiaCZE | 8.9 | 2026-09 | History |
| 32 | NetherlandsNLD | 8.8 | 2026-09 | History |
| 33 | GermanyDEU | 7.5 | 2026-09 | History |
Source: Eurostat. 35 geographies, periods 2026-06-01 to 2026-10-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.