EU countries by youth unemployment rate

Name: EU countries by youth unemployment rate, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Spain had the highest youth unemployment rate of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 38.3%. Germany had the lowest, at 7.9%. The median was 17.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest38.3Spain

Lowest7.9Germany

Median17.627 EU countries

European Union (27)17.6History

All EU countries, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Spain	38.3	+5.8 pts
2	Greece	38	+0.5 pts
3	Italy	29.8	+0.6 pts
4	Sweden	23.6	+4.3 pts
5	Luxembourg	23.2	+6.2 pts
6	Portugal	22.4	+4 pts
7	France	21.6	+0.8 pts
7	Romania	21.6	+0.6 pts
9	Finland	21	+3.3 pts
10	Croatia	20.6	+3.9 pts
11	Slovakia	20.4	+3.3 pts
12	Lithuania	19.6	+7.7 pts
13	Estonia	18.3	+6.7 pts
14	Cyprus	17.6	0 pts
15	Bulgaria	17.5	+5.4 pts
16	Belgium	15.9	+1.4 pts
17	Ireland	15.8	+3.3 pts
18	Latvia	14.9	+2.2 pts
19	Slovenia	14.3	+6.2 pts
20	Hungary	12.7	+1.3 pts
21	Austria	11.7	+2.6 pts
21	Denmark	11.7	+1.6 pts
23	Malta	11.5	+1.4 pts
24	Poland	10.8	+1.1 pts
25	Netherlands	10.6	+2.1 pts
26	Czechia	8	+2.4 pts
27	Germany Series break	7.9	+1.8 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 38.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Germany, with 7.9% in 2020.

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.