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

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in European Union (27) was 15.2% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `youth_unemployment_rate`
- Place id: `eu27`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/youth-unemployment-rate/european-union
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/youth-unemployment-rate/european-union.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=youth_unemployment_rate&place=eu27

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2023 | 14.6 |
| 2022 | 14.6 |
| 2021 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | 17.6 |
| 2019 | 15.7 |
| 2018 | 16.7 |
| 2017 | 18.6 |
| 2016 | 20.7 |
| 2015 | 22.4 |
| 2014 | 24.1 |
| 2013 | 25.2 |
| 2012 | 24.4 |
| 2011 | 22.5 |
| 2010 | 22.4 |
| 2009 | 21.2 |