EU countries by youth unemployment rate

Name: EU countries by youth unemployment rate, 2014
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Spain had the highest youth unemployment rate of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 53.2%. Germany had the lowest, at 8.2%. The median was 22.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 24.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53.2Spain

Lowest8.2Germany

Median22.627 EU countries

European Union (27)24.1History

All EU countries, 2014

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Spain	53.2	-2.3 pts
2	Greece	53	-6.2 pts
3	Croatia	45.7	-4.8 pts
4	Italy	42.7	+2.7 pts
5	Cyprus	36	-2.9 pts
6	Portugal	34.7	-3.9 pts
7	Slovakia	31	-3.9 pts
8	Romania	30	+0.4 pts
9	Bulgaria	26.9	-4.6 pts
10	France	25.7	-0.8 pts
11	Poland	24.1	-3.5 pts
12	Belgium	23.4	-0.5 pts
12	Ireland	23.4	-3.3 pts
14	Luxembourg	22.6	+7.1 pts
15	Sweden	22.2	-0.6 pts
16	Finland	20.5	-0.1 pts
16	Slovenia	20.5	-1.1 pts
18	Hungary	20.1	-6 pts
19	Latvia	19.6	-3.6 pts
20	Lithuania	19.3	-2.6 pts
21	Czechia	15.9	-3.1 pts
22	Estonia	14.9	-3.7 pts
23	Denmark	14.2	-0.6 pts
24	Netherlands	13.8	-0.4 pts
25	Malta	11.7	-1 pts
26	Austria	11	+0.7 pts
27	Germany	8.2	-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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Questions

Which EU country has the highest youth unemployment rate?

Spain, with 53.2% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Germany, with 8.2% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment by sex and age, annual data, 15 to 24 (une_rt_a). Retrieved 2026-10-08.