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Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in European Union (27)

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in the European Union (27) was 15.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024.

202515.2%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Series high25.22013
Series low14.62022

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in European Union (27), 2009 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

12.51517.52022.52527.52009201220152018202120252009: 21.2 %2010: 22.4 %2011: 22.5 %2012: 24.4 %2013: 25.2 %2014: 24.1 %2015: 22.4 %2016: 20.7 %2017: 18.6 %2018: 16.7 %2019: 15.7 %2020: 17.6 %2021: 16.7 %2022: 14.6 %2023: 14.6 %2024: 15 %2025: 15.2 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-10.
All 17 values
Period%
202515.2
202415
202314.6
202214.6
202116.7
202017.6
201915.7
201816.7
201718.6
201620.7
201522.4
201424.1
201325.2
201224.4
201122.5
201022.4
200921.2

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.

How to cite

Eurostat. Unemployment by sex and age, annual data, 15 to 24 (une_rt_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/une_rt_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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What is the youth unemployment rate in European Union (27)?

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in the European Union (27) was 15.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Unemployment by sex and age, annual data, 15 to 24 (une_rt_a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest youth unemployment rate in European Union (27)?

25.2% in 2013, the highest value since 2009 in this series.

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