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EU regions (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate, 2017

Melilla had the highest youth unemployment rate of 208 regions in 2017, at 62.7%. Praha had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 17.85% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 18.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest62.7Melilla
Lowest3.8Praha
Median17.85208 regions
European Union (27)18.6History

Top 40 regions, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

MelillaMelilla: 62.7 %62.7Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 58.2 %58.2IpeirosIpeiros: 58 %58MayotteMayotte: 57.3 %57.3CalabriaCalabria: 55.6 %55.6Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 55 %55CampaniaCampania: 54.7 %54.7CeutaCeuta: 54.4 %54.4GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 53.1 %53.1SiciliaSicilia: 52.9 %52.9PugliaPuglia: 51.4 %51.4MartiniqueMartinique: 50.6 %50.6AndalusiaAndalusia: 49 %49ExtremaduraExtremadura: 48.6 %48.6La RéunionLa Réunion: 47.4 %47.4MoliseMolise: 47.3 %47.3SardegnaSardegna: 46.8 %46.8Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 46.7 %46.7ThessaliaThessalia: 45.5 %45.5Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 45.4 %45.4Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 45.3 %45.3PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 45.1 %45.1Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 44.4 %44.4AttikiAttiki: 43.4 %43.4Kentriki MakedoniaKentriki Makedonia: 43 %43Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 42.8 %42.8GuyaneGuyane: 42.8 %42.8Ionia NisiaIonia Nisia: 42.7 %42.7Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 41.6 %41.6Prov. HainautProv. Hainaut: 39.9 %39.9Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 39.5 %39.5BasilicataBasilicata: 38.1 %38.1LazioLazio: 37.5 %37.5AsturiasAsturias: 36.8 %36.8Castile and LeónCastile and León: 36.2 %36.2CantabriaCantabria: 35.6 %35.6Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 34.7 %34.7GaliciaGalicia: 34.5 %34.5LiguriaLiguria: 34.3 %34.3Panonska HrvatskaPanonska Hrvatska: 33.8 %33.8
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Melilla62.7-6.4 pts
2Voreio Aigaio58.2+22 pts
3Ipeiros58+11.9 pts
4Mayotte57.3+1.4 pts
5Calabria55.6-3.1 pts
6Dytiki Makedonia55+6.2 pts
7Campania54.7+4.8 pts
8Ceuta54.4-8.9 pts
9Guadeloupe53.1+6.3 pts
10Sicilia52.9-4.3 pts
11Puglia51.4+1.8 pts
12Martinique50.6+6.1 pts
13Andalusia49-8.9 pts
14Extremadura48.6-1.7 pts
15La Réunion47.4+3.1 pts
16Molise47.3+8.5 pts
17Sardegna46.8-9.5 pts
18Dytiki Elláda46.7-4.8 pts
19Thessalia45.5-7.2 pts
20Sterea Elláda45.4-7.2 pts
21Canary Islands45.3-6 pts
22Peloponnisos45.1-6.6 pts
23Castilla-La Mancha44.4-6.5 pts
24Attiki43.4-2 pts
25Kentriki Makedonia43-8.9 pts
26Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki42.8-10.6 pts
26Guyane42.8-0.4 pts
28Ionia Nisia42.7+4.5 pts
29Valencian Community41.6-3.9 pts
30Prov. Hainaut Series break39.9+6.6 pts
31Region of Murcia39.5-6.2 pts
32Basilicata38.1+3.9 pts
33Lazio37.5-4.1 pts
34Asturias36.8-11.1 pts
35Castile and León36.2-2.8 pts
36Cantabria35.6+3.4 pts
37Community of Madrid34.7-6 pts
38Galicia34.5-5.8 pts
39Liguria34.3-3.6 pts
40Panonska Hrvatska33.8-2 pts
41Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break33.2-2.7 pts
42Kriti32.9-8.1 pts
42Piemonte32.9-3.1 pts
44Abruzzo31.3-7.5 pts
45Navarre31.2-2.7 pts
46Balearic Islands30.8-8.1 pts
46Umbria30.8-2.3 pts
48Aragon30.5-6.2 pts
49Catalonia30.4-3.9 pts
50Východné Slovensko300 pts
51La Rioja29.6-6.7 pts
52Jadranska Hrvatska29.4-5 pts
52Notio Aigaio29.4-4.1 pts
54Nord-Pas de Calais28.2-2.3 pts
55Aquitaine27.5+3.5 pts
56Basque Country27.3-7.6 pts
57Languedoc-Roussillon26.6-5.5 pts
58Prov. Liège Series break26.3+1.9 pts
59Podkarpackie26.1-5.5 pts
60Norte25.9-1.9 pts
61Friuli-Venezia Giulia25.4-3.1 pts
62Picardie25.3-1.5 pts
63Champagne-Ardenne25.2-3.8 pts
64Kýpros24.7-4.4 pts
65Toscana24.5-9.5 pts
66Marche24.2-6.8 pts
67Centru23.9+0.2 pts
67Prov. Namur Series break23.9-2.6 pts
69Bourgogne23.8-1.8 pts
69Lubelskie23.8+1.1 pts
71Haute-Normandie23.7-4.5 pts
71Sud-Muntenia23.7-6.1 pts
73Poitou-Charentes23.3-0.4 pts
74Centre - Val de Loire23.1-2.5 pts
75Lombardia22.9-7 pts
75Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur22.9-0.3 pts
77Bucureşti-Ilfov22.7+2.9 pts
78Alsace22.4-6.4 pts
79Lorraine22.1-2.8 pts
80Franche-Comté21.9-0.4 pts
80Ile-de-France21.9-0.6 pts
82Länsi-Suomi21.7+0.3 pts
83Sud-Est21.6-7.3 pts
84Sjeverna Hrvatska21.4-1.6 pts
85Emilia-Romagna21.3-0.7 pts
85Sud-Vest Oltenia21.3-6.2 pts
87Sydsverige21.2+0.2 pts
88Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi20.9-2.3 pts
88Veneto20.9+2.2 pts
90Norra Mellansverige20.5-1.3 pts
90Yugoiztochen20.5+3.2 pts
92Basse-Normandie20.4-1.5 pts
92Warmińsko-mazurskie20.4-3.5 pts
94Mellersta Norrland20.2-1.4 pts
95Provincia Autonoma di Trento20.1-4.1 pts
96Etelä-Suomi19.9-0.1 pts
96Östra Mellansverige19.9+0.6 pts
98Grad Zagreb19.2-5.6 pts
99Corse19+8.4 pts
100Severozapaden18.7n/a
101Helsinki-Uusimaa18.5+1.5 pts
102Stredné Slovensko18.4-4.8 pts
103Bretagne17.9-2.5 pts
103Severen tsentralen17.9-0.5 pts
105Pays de la Loire17.8-3.9 pts
106Mazowiecki regionalny17.7+0.7 pts
106Prov. Antwerpen Series break17.7-0.8 pts
108Świętokrzyskie17.4-7.3 pts
109Prov. Brabant wallon Series break17.2-5.2 pts
110Stockholm17.1-0.6 pts
111Észak-Alföld17-6.3 pts
111Latvija17-0.3 pts
113Wien16.7-3.6 pts
114Małopolskie16.3-0.8 pts
114Rhône-Alpes16.3-5 pts
116Limousin16.1+1.3 pts
117Västsverige15.9-2.2 pts
118Kujawsko-pomorskie15.8-4.2 pts
118Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas15.8-0.3 pts
120Luxembourg15.4-3.5 pts
120Övre Norrland15.4+0.4 pts
122Dél-Dunántúl15.1+1.9 pts
122Eastern and Midland Series break15.1-1.7 pts
124Midi-Pyrénées15-9.4 pts
125Dolnośląskie14.9+0.1 pts
125Zachodniopomorskie14.9-8.2 pts
127Nord-Vest14.6-1.1 pts
128Podlaskie14.5-4.4 pts
129Sjælland Series break14.2-0.9 pts
129Southern Series break14.2-2.6 pts
131Severoiztochen14-2.4 pts
131Småland med öarna14-5 pts
133Syddanmark Series break13.4+1.2 pts
134Nordjylland Series break13.3+1.6 pts
135Észak-Magyarország13.2+1 pts
135Pomorskie13.2-4.2 pts
137Bratislavský kraj13-2.3 pts
138Vzhodna Slovenija12.7-2.4 pts
139Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break12.6-2.6 pts
140Groningen12.5-2.5 pts
140Northern and Western Series break12.5-4.3 pts
142Auvergne12.4-2.6 pts
143Eesti12.2-1.9 pts
143Hovedstaden Series break12.2+0.3 pts
145Śląskie12.1-4.9 pts
146Flevoland11.7-4.9 pts
147Berlin11.6-0.6 pts
148Yuzhen tsentralen11.2-10.3 pts
149Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break11.1+1.3 pts
150Łódzkie11-1.7 pts
150Moravskoslezsko11-2.4 pts
152Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break10.9-4.2 pts
153Friesland (NL)10.7-1.6 pts
153Thüringen10.7+0.6 pts
155Malta10.6-0.1 pts
155Midtjylland Series break10.6-0.5 pts
157Dél-Alföld10.3-6.4 pts
157Severozápad10.3-0.1 pts
159Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen10.2+1.4 pts
160Niederösterreich10.1+0.8 pts
161Drenthe9.9-1 pts
161Západné Slovensko9.9-6 pts
163Nord-Est9.8+0.6 pts
163Střední Morava9.8+1.1 pts
163Zahodna Slovenija9.8-5.6 pts
166Darmstadt9.5+0.5 pts
166Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break9.5+0.6 pts
166Warszawski stołeczny9.5-2.3 pts
169Overijssel9.4-1.9 pts
169Sachsen-Anhalt9.4-1.2 pts
171Hamburg9.1+1.6 pts
172Gießen8.9+1.2 pts
173Limburg (NL)8.8-1.6 pts
174Brandenburg8.7-1.4 pts
175Nyugat-Dunántúl8.5+0.1 pts
176Budapest8.4-3.2 pts
176Gelderland8.4-1 pts
178Koblenz8.3+0.6 pts
179Düsseldorf8.1+0.1 pts
179Severovýchod8.1-6 pts
181Arnsberg80 pts
181Braunschweig8-1.2 pts
181Rheinhessen-Pfalz8-0.3 pts
184Steiermark7.7-2.5 pts
184Střední Čechy7.7-2.2 pts
184Tirol7.7+0.5 pts
187Detmold7.4+1.3 pts
187Karlsruhe7.4+1.2 pts
187Noord-Holland7.4-1.9 pts
190Noord-Brabant7.3-2.4 pts
190Schleswig-Holstein7.3-0.2 pts
192Hannover7.2-1.3 pts
192Lüneburg7.2n/a
194Sostinės regionas7.1-2.8 pts
195Köln7+0.1 pts
195Oberösterreich7-0.6 pts
195Wielkopolskie7-3.6 pts
198Yugozapaden6.5-6.1 pts
199Münster6.4-0.9 pts
200Jihovýchod6-3 pts
201Jihozápad5.9-2.9 pts
202Freiburg5.3-0.7 pts
203Schwaben5.2+1 pts
204Zeeland5-2 pts
205Stuttgart4.7-1.8 pts
206Weser-Ems4.6-1 pts
207Oberbayern3.8-0.8 pts
207Praha3.8-3.6 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 regions are compared on one definition. 32 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 24 (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Which region has the highest youth unemployment rate?

Melilla, with 62.7% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Praha, with 3.8% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 24 (lfst_r_lfu3rt). Retrieved 2026-10-07. 32 regions have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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