Youth Unemployment Rate, Under 25 (Monthly, SA): European Union (EU27)
The latest reading SOTW holds for European Union (EU27) is 15.5% of youth labour force for 2026-09, from Eurostat.
Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · % of youth labour force · EUROSTAT.UNEMP.YOUTH.RT.M · EU27
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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- Latest
- 15.5
- % of youth labour force · 2026-09
- Previous
- 15.4
- % of youth labour force · 2026-08
- Oldest shown
- 20.1
- % of youth labour force · 2016-10
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
European Union (EU27) · history
% of youth labour force · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of youth labour force) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 15.5 |
| 2026-08 | 15.4 |
| 2026-07 | 15.3 |
| 2026-06 | 15.7 |
| 2026-05 | 15.6 |
| 2026-04 | 15.5 |
| 2026-03 | 15.8 |
| 2026-02 | 15.6 |
| 2026-01 | 15.4 |
| 2025-12 | 15.3 |
| 2025-11 | 15.4 |
| 2025-10 | 15.6 |
| 2025-09 | 15.4 |
| 2025-08 | 15.3 |
| 2025-07 | 15.0 |
| 2025-06 | 15.0 |
| 2025-05 | 14.9 |
| 2025-04 | 14.9 |
| 2025-03 | 15.1 |
| 2025-02 | 15.2 |
| 2025-01 | 15.1 |
| 2024-12 | 14.7 |
| 2024-11 | 14.9 |
| 2024-10 | 14.8 |
| 2024-09 | 15.3 |
| 2024-08 | 15.3 |
| 2024-07 | 15.3 |
| 2024-06 | 14.8 |
| 2024-05 | 14.8 |
| 2024-04 | 14.7 |
| 2024-03 | 14.8 |
| 2024-02 | 14.9 |
| 2024-01 | 14.9 |
| 2023-12 | 15.1 |
| 2023-11 | 14.8 |
| 2023-10 | 15.0 |
| 2023-09 | 14.8 |
| 2023-08 | 14.7 |
| 2023-07 | 14.5 |
| 2023-06 | 14.6 |
| 2023-05 | 14.3 |
| 2023-04 | 14.1 |
| 2023-03 | 14.1 |
| 2023-02 | 14.2 |
| 2023-01 | 14.2 |
| 2022-12 | 14.5 |
| 2022-11 | 14.5 |
| 2022-10 | 14.5 |
| 2022-09 | 14.9 |
| 2022-08 | 14.8 |
| 2022-07 | 14.6 |
| 2022-06 | 14.7 |
| 2022-05 | 14.2 |
| 2022-04 | 14.6 |
| 2022-03 | 14.4 |
| 2022-02 | 14.3 |
| 2022-01 | 14.6 |
| 2021-12 | 14.6 |
| 2021-11 | 14.9 |
| 2021-10 | 15.3 |
| 2021-09 | 15.4 |
| 2021-08 | 15.8 |
| 2021-07 | 16.2 |
| 2021-06 | 16.9 |
| 2021-05 | 17.7 |
| 2021-04 | 18.4 |
| 2021-03 | 18.4 |
| 2021-02 | 18.4 |
| 2021-01 | 18.5 |
| 2020-12 | 18.2 |
| 2020-11 | 18.0 |
| 2020-10 | 18.1 |
| 2020-09 | 18.3 |
| 2020-08 | 19.3 |
| 2020-07 | 19.2 |
| 2020-06 | 18.6 |
| 2020-05 | 17.8 |
| 2020-04 | 16.8 |
| 2020-03 | 15.7 |
| 2020-02 | 15.8 |
| 2020-01 | 15.7 |
| 2019-12 | 15.7 |
| 2019-11 | 15.7 |
| 2019-10 | 15.6 |
| 2019-09 | 15.4 |
| 2019-08 | 15.2 |
| 2019-07 | 15.4 |
| 2019-06 | 15.4 |
| 2019-05 | 15.7 |
| 2019-04 | 15.9 |
| 2019-03 | 16.0 |
| 2019-02 | 16.1 |
| 2019-01 | 16.2 |
| 2018-12 | 16.1 |
| 2018-11 | 16.2 |
| 2018-10 | 16.7 |
| 2018-09 | 16.6 |
| 2018-08 | 16.7 |
| 2018-07 | 16.6 |
| 2018-06 | 16.7 |
| 2018-05 | 16.6 |
| 2018-04 | 16.8 |
| 2018-03 | 17.1 |
| 2018-02 | 17.3 |
| 2018-01 | 17.5 |
| 2017-12 | 17.7 |
| 2017-11 | 17.9 |
| 2017-10 | 17.9 |
| 2017-09 | 18.0 |
| 2017-08 | 18.1 |
| 2017-07 | 18.3 |
| 2017-06 | 18.5 |
| 2017-05 | 19.0 |
| 2017-04 | 19.0 |
| 2017-03 | 19.1 |
| 2017-02 | 19.2 |
| 2017-01 | 19.4 |
| 2016-12 | 19.8 |
| 2016-11 | 20.2 |
| 2016-10 | 20.1 |
Source: Eurostat. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.