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EU regions (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Guadeloupe had the highest youth unemployment rate of 202 regions in 2008, at 51.7%. Praha had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 16.65%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest51.7Guadeloupe
Lowest4.8Praha
Median16.65202 regions

Top 40 regions, 2008

CSVChart (SVG)

GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 51.7 %51.7MartiniqueMartinique: 50 %50La RéunionLa Réunion: 47.6 %47.6CeutaCeuta: 39.6 %39.6GuyaneGuyane: 39.6 %39.6SiciliaSicilia: 39.1 %39.1MelillaMelilla: 38.2 %38.2SardegnaSardegna: 36.8 %36.8Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 36.6 %36.6BasilicataBasilicata: 34.8 %34.8CalabriaCalabria: 34.4 %34.4Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 33.2 %33.2Prov. HainautProv. Hainaut: 32.8 %32.8CampaniaCampania: 32.4 %32.4Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 31.9 %31.9PugliaPuglia: 31.6 %31.6Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 31.3 %31.3IpeirosIpeiros: 31.2 %31.2AndalusiaAndalusia: 31.1 %31.1Észak-MagyarországÉszak-Magyarország: 29.7 %29.7ExtremaduraExtremadura: 29 %29MoliseMolise: 28.8 %28.8Észak-AlföldÉszak-Alföld: 28.4 %28.4Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 27.7 %27.7Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 27.5 %27.5Ionia NisiaIonia Nisia: 27.1 %27.1Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 27.1 %27.1Prov. LiègeProv. Liège: 26.9 %26.9Východné SlovenskoVýchodné Slovensko: 26.9 %26.9Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 26.2 %26.2Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 26.1 %26.1LazioLazio: 26.1 %26.1Dél-DunántúlDél-Dunántúl: 25.9 %25.9Stredné SlovenskoStredné Slovensko: 25.3 %25.3LubelskieLubelskie: 24.5 %24.5Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 24.4 %24.4Prov. NamurProv. Namur: 23.8 %23.8ThessaliaThessalia: 23.7 %23.7Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 23.4 %23.4PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 23.1 %23.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2008 (%)Change on 2007
1Guadeloupe51.7-1.6 pts
2Martinique50+5 pts
3La Réunion47.6+0.8 pts
4Ceuta39.6+1.3 pts
4Guyane39.6-0.3 pts
6Sicilia39.1+1.4 pts
7Melilla38.2+6.7 pts
8Sardegna36.8+4.8 pts
9Dytiki Makedonia36.6+0.9 pts
10Basilicata34.8+4 pts
11Calabria34.4+3.2 pts
12Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest33.2-1.2 pts
13Prov. Hainaut32.8-1.7 pts
14Campania32.4-0.1 pts
15Canary Islands31.9+9.8 pts
16Puglia31.6-0.1 pts
17Dytiki Elláda31.3-0.4 pts
18Ipeiros31.2+0.3 pts
19Andalusia31.1+7.9 pts
20Észak-Magyarország29.7+2.1 pts
21Extremadura29+2.8 pts
22Molise28.8+5.6 pts
23Észak-Alföld28.4+1.6 pts
24Sterea Elláda27.7+2.1 pts
25Nord-Pas de Calais27.5-0.8 pts
26Ionia Nisia27.1+3.1 pts
26Mellersta Norrland27.1+7.1 pts
28Prov. Liège26.9+1.2 pts
28Východné Slovensko26.9-2.7 pts
30Valencian Community26.2+7.1 pts
31Languedoc-Roussillon26.1+0.1 pts
31Lazio26.1+0.5 pts
33Dél-Dunántúl25.9+2.5 pts
34Stredné Slovensko25.3+0.6 pts
35Lubelskie24.5+0.2 pts
36Balearic Islands24.4+9.2 pts
37Prov. Namur23.8-1.4 pts
38Thessalia23.7+1.1 pts
39Region of Murcia23.4+6.8 pts
40Peloponnisos23.1-2.6 pts
41Castilla-La Mancha22.9+7.1 pts
41Prov. Luxembourg (BE)22.9+5.6 pts
43Centru22.6-2.1 pts
44Castile and León22.5+5.2 pts
45Kentriki Makedonia22.4-1.8 pts
46Haute-Normandie22.1-0.7 pts
46Östra Mellansverige22.1+1.9 pts
48Sydsverige22-0.1 pts
49Zachodniopomorskie21.9-2.6 pts
50Liguria21.8+1.9 pts
51La Rioja21.7+5.1 pts
51Sud-Est21.7-4.8 pts
51Sud-Vest Oltenia21.7-0.4 pts
54Asturias21.6+2.7 pts
54Podkarpackie21.6-2.8 pts
56Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki21.4-4 pts
57Galicia21.1+5.2 pts
58Dél-Alföld20.9+1.1 pts
59Aquitaine20.8+0.7 pts
59Community of Madrid20.8+4 pts
61Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur20.6+1 pts
62Abruzzo20.5+3.4 pts
62Västsverige20.5+2.8 pts
64Jadranska Hrvatska20.4-0.8 pts
64Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break20.4-2.5 pts
64Vest20.4+3.1 pts
67Świętokrzyskie20.2-7.6 pts
68Catalonia20.1+6.7 pts
69Dolnośląskie19.9-2.9 pts
70Aragon19.8+6.1 pts
71Prov. Brabant wallon19.7-0.1 pts
72Basque Country19.5+2 pts
73Sud-Muntenia19.4-4.5 pts
74Cantabria19.2+5.4 pts
74Champagne-Ardenne19.2-1.5 pts
76Attiki19.1-0.9 pts
77Kujawsko-pomorskie19-3.9 pts
77Małopolskie19-5.2 pts
77Norra Mellansverige19+0.3 pts
77Severoiztochen Series break19-6 pts
81Franche-Comté18.9+0.7 pts
82Navarre18.8+7 pts
83Övre Norrland18.7-0.5 pts
84Ile-de-France18.6+0.8 pts
85Bourgogne18.4+2.5 pts
86Lorraine18.3+1.8 pts
86Severozapaden Series break18.3-4 pts
88Poitou-Charentes18.2-1.2 pts
88Sachsen-Anhalt18.2-1 pts
88Severozápad18.2-1.1 pts
91Stockholm18.1-2 pts
92Berlin17.9-3.3 pts
92Luxembourg17.9+2.7 pts
92Severen tsentralen Series break17.9-3.2 pts
95Dresden17.8+1.8 pts
95Picardie17.8-5.1 pts
97Bucureşti-Ilfov17.4+1.3 pts
98Śląskie17.2-0.3 pts
99Leipzig16.8-1.6 pts
99Łódzkie16.8-1 pts
101Småland med öarna16.7+0.9 pts
102Opolskie16.6-1.7 pts
103Basse-Normandie16.4+1.4 pts
103Norte16.4-0.4 pts
105Länsi-Suomi Series break16.1+1.2 pts
105Midi-Pyrénées16.1-5.2 pts
107Pays de la Loire16+3.7 pts
107Warmińsko-mazurskie16-9.1 pts
109Etelä-Suomi Series break15.9-0.5 pts
110Lubuskie15.7-9.4 pts
111Közép-Dunántúl15.3+3.9 pts
111Podlaskie15.3-4.4 pts
113Wien15.2-1.8 pts
114Mecklenburg-Vorpommern15-4.4 pts
114Moravskoslezsko15-0.2 pts
114Piemonte15+0.5 pts
117Bretagne14.9+0.8 pts
117Notio Aigaio14.9+2.4 pts
119Yugoiztochen Series break14.8+0.3 pts
120Brandenburg14.6-2.5 pts
120Toscana14.6+0.7 pts
122Centre - Val de Loire14.5-1 pts
123Umbria14.4+1.6 pts
124Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break14.1+1.1 pts
125Kriti140 pts
125Nord-Est14-0.7 pts
125Rhône-Alpes14-1.9 pts
125Saarland14n/a
129Alsace13.8-2.6 pts
130Groningen13.7-2.8 pts
131Latvija13.6+3 pts
132Nord-Vest13.5-0.6 pts
133Friuli-Venezia Giulia13.2-1.3 pts
134Düsseldorf12.7-1.9 pts
134Wielkopolskie12.7-6.6 pts
136Marche12.5+3.6 pts
137Gießen12.4-0.3 pts
138Chemnitz12.3-1.7 pts
138Lombardia12.3-0.6 pts
140Hamburg12.2+0.6 pts
141Arnsberg12.1-2.4 pts
142Eesti12+1.9 pts
142Prov. Vlaams-Brabant12-2.4 pts
142Západné Slovensko12-1 pts
145Detmold11.9+0.6 pts
146Thüringen11.8-3.2 pts
147Malta11.7-1.8 pts
147Prov. Limburg (BE)11.7-0.9 pts
149Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen11.4-2.4 pts
150Braunschweig11.3-2.2 pts
150Lüneburg11.3+0.4 pts
150Pomorskie11.3-9.5 pts
150Schleswig-Holstein11.3-1.6 pts
154Drenthe11.2+0.6 pts
154Střední Morava11.2+2.4 pts
156Emilia-Romagna11+0.3 pts
156Hannover11-2.9 pts
158Köln10.8-0.5 pts
159Midtjylland Series break10.7+4 pts
160Flevoland10.5+0.4 pts
160Limburg (NL)10.5-1.5 pts
160Sjælland Series break10.5+2.5 pts
163Veneto10.4+1.9 pts
164Kassel10.3-2.6 pts
165Prov. Antwerpen10.2+0.1 pts
166Darmstadt10.1-1.2 pts
166Nyugat-Dunántúl10.1-1.9 pts
168Syddanmark Series break9.9+1.9 pts
169Rheinhessen-Pfalz9.8-2.2 pts
170Koblenz9.7+0.4 pts
170Yuzhen tsentralen Series break9.7-4.1 pts
172Friesland (NL)9.2+0.6 pts
172Weser-Ems9.2-1.3 pts
174Kýpros9-1.2 pts
175Niederösterreich8.9+0.5 pts
176Gelderland8.8+1.2 pts
176Münster8.8-0.4 pts
178Oberfranken8.6-2.7 pts
179Nordjylland Series break8.4-0.4 pts
179Provincia Autonoma di Trento8.4-0.7 pts
181Hovedstaden Series break8.3+1.2 pts
181Severovýchod8.3-1.6 pts
183Prov. West-Vlaanderen8-1 pts
184Jihovýchod7.8-3.5 pts
185Noord-Holland7.7-0.9 pts
186Mittelfranken7.3-2.5 pts
187Steiermark7.2-1.8 pts
188Noord-Brabant7.1-1 pts
188Overijssel7.1-0.8 pts
190Stuttgart6.9-0.7 pts
191Unterfranken6.8-3.8 pts
192Tübingen6.70 pts
192Yugozapaden Series break6.7-0.4 pts
194Jihozápad6.6+0.6 pts
195Karlsruhe6.5-0.8 pts
196Freiburg6.3+1.2 pts
196Schwaben6.3-0.2 pts
198Tirol6.2-0.7 pts
199Střední Čechy6.1-1.4 pts
200Oberösterreich5.4-1.5 pts
201Oberbayern5-1.6 pts
202Praha4.8-1.8 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 regions are compared on one definition. 38 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2008 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 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest youth unemployment rate?

Guadeloupe, with 51.7% in 2008, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Praha, with 4.8% in 2008.

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 2026-10-08. 38 regions have no value for 2008 and are not ranked.

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