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EU regions (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Guadeloupe had the highest youth unemployment rate of 213 regions in 2009, at 59.3%. Zeeland had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 20.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 21.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest59.3Guadeloupe
Lowest5.5Zeeland
Median20.3213 regions
European Union (27)21.2History

Top 40 regions, 2009

CSVChart (SVG)

GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 59.3 %59.3MartiniqueMartinique: 57.6 %57.6La RéunionLa Réunion: 49.6 %49.6Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 47.8 %47.8AndalusiaAndalusia: 45 %45SardegnaSardegna: 44 %44ExtremaduraExtremadura: 41.4 %41.4Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 39.5 %39.5BasilicataBasilicata: 38.3 %38.3MelillaMelilla: 38.3 %38.3SiciliaSicilia: 38.3 %38.3Prov. HainautProv. Hainaut: 38 %38CampaniaCampania: 37.8 %37.8GuyaneGuyane: 37.6 %37.6CataloniaCatalonia: 36.9 %36.9Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 36.7 %36.7Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 36.3 %36.3CeutaCeuta: 35.7 %35.7Észak-MagyarországÉszak-Magyarország: 35.5 %35.5AsturiasAsturias: 35 %35Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 34.8 %34.8IpeirosIpeiros: 34.7 %34.7Východné SlovenskoVýchodné Slovensko: 34.4 %34.4Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 34.2 %34.2Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 33.7 %33.7Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 33.7 %33.7LatvijaLatvija: 33.3 %33.3La RiojaLa Rioja: 33.1 %33.1PodkarpackiePodkarpackie: 33.1 %33.1Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 32.9 %32.9PugliaPuglia: 32.7 %32.7Észak-AlföldÉszak-Alföld: 32.6 %32.6Stredné SlovenskoStredné Slovensko: 32.5 %32.5Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 32.1 %32.1Castile and LeónCastile and León: 32 %32CalabriaCalabria: 31.8 %31.8AragonAragon: 31.7 %31.7Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 31.7 %31.7Basque CountryBasque Country: 31.6 %31.6Dél-DunántúlDél-Dunántúl: 30.8 %30.8
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2009 (%)Change on 2008
1Guadeloupe59.3+7.6 pts
2Martinique57.6+7.6 pts
3La Réunion49.6+2 pts
4Canary Islands47.8+15.9 pts
5Andalusia45+13.9 pts
6Sardegna44+7.2 pts
7Extremadura41.4+12.4 pts
8Valencian Community39.5+13.3 pts
9Basilicata38.3+3.5 pts
9Melilla38.3+0.1 pts
9Sicilia38.3-0.8 pts
12Prov. Hainaut38+5.2 pts
13Campania37.8+5.4 pts
14Guyane37.6-2 pts
15Catalonia36.9+16.8 pts
16Nord-Pas de Calais36.7+9.2 pts
17Castilla-La Mancha36.3+13.4 pts
18Ceuta35.7-3.9 pts
19Észak-Magyarország35.5+5.8 pts
20Asturias35+13.4 pts
21Dytiki Makedonia Series break34.8-1.8 pts
22Ipeiros Series break34.7+3.5 pts
23Východné Slovensko34.4+7.5 pts
24Community of Madrid34.2+13.4 pts
25Languedoc-Roussillon33.7+7.6 pts
25Region of Murcia33.7+10.3 pts
27Latvija33.3+19.7 pts
28La Rioja33.1+11.4 pts
28Podkarpackie33.1+11.5 pts
30Sterea Elláda Series break32.9+5.2 pts
31Puglia32.7+1.1 pts
32Észak-Alföld32.6+4.2 pts
33Stredné Slovensko32.5+7.2 pts
34Balearic Islands32.1+7.7 pts
35Castile and León32+9.5 pts
36Calabria31.8-2.6 pts
37Aragon31.7+11.9 pts
37Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest31.7-1.5 pts
39Basque Country31.6+12.1 pts
40Dél-Dunántúl30.8+4.9 pts
40Mellersta Norrland30.8+3.7 pts
42Navarre30.6+11.8 pts
43Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Series break30.4+9 pts
43Galicia30.4+9.3 pts
43Lazio30.4+4.3 pts
46Centru30.2+7.6 pts
47Cantabria30+10.8 pts
48Prov. Liège29.7+2.8 pts
49Dytiki Elláda Series break28.8-2.5 pts
50Picardie28.4+10.6 pts
51Dél-Alföld28.1+7.2 pts
52Kentriki Makedonia Series break28+5.6 pts
53Lorraine27.5+9.2 pts
54Eesti27.4+15.4 pts
55Molise27.1-1.7 pts
56Bourgogne26.9+8.5 pts
56Lubelskie26.9+2.4 pts
58Småland med öarna26.6+9.9 pts
58Thessalia Series break26.6+2.9 pts
60Ionia Nisia Series break26.5-0.6 pts
61Östra Mellansverige26.2+4.1 pts
62Norra Mellansverige25.8+6.8 pts
62Peloponnisos Series break25.8+2.7 pts
64Sydsverige25.3+3.3 pts
65Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur25.2+4.6 pts
66Jadranska Hrvatska25+4.6 pts
67Algarve24.8n/a
67Västsverige24.8+4.3 pts
69Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi24.7+4.3 pts
70Voreio Aigaio Series break24.6n/a
71Notio Aigaio Series break24.5+9.6 pts
71Övre Norrland24.5+5.8 pts
71Zachodniopomorskie24.5+2.6 pts
74Abruzzo24.4+3.9 pts
74Poitou-Charentes24.4+6.2 pts
76Piemonte24.3+9.3 pts
77Małopolskie24.2+5.2 pts
78Haute-Normandie23.9+1.8 pts
78Świętokrzyskie23.9+3.7 pts
80Nyugat-Dunántúl23.6+13.5 pts
80Sud-Muntenia23.6+4.2 pts
82Lubuskie23.5+7.8 pts
82Severoiztochen23.5+4.5 pts
82Severozápad23.5+5.3 pts
85Dolnośląskie23.3+3.4 pts
86Prov. Namur22.7-1.1 pts
87Marche22.6+10.1 pts
87Západné Slovensko22.6+10.6 pts
89Etelä-Suomi22.5+6.6 pts
90Norte22.2+5.8 pts
91Stockholm22.1+4 pts
92Aquitaine21.9+1.1 pts
92Attiki Series break21.9+2.8 pts
94Rhône-Alpes21.8+7.8 pts
94Sud-Est21.8+0.1 pts
96Közép-Dunántúl21.7+6.4 pts
96Länsi-Suomi21.7+5.6 pts
96Prov. Luxembourg (BE)21.7-1.2 pts
96Severen tsentralen21.7+3.8 pts
100Basse-Normandie21.6+5.2 pts
101Kujawsko-pomorskie21.5+2.5 pts
102Moravskoslezsko21.3+6.3 pts
103Kriti Series break20.9+6.9 pts
104Midi-Pyrénées20.7+4.6 pts
105Champagne-Ardenne20.3+1.1 pts
105Opolskie20.3+3.7 pts
105Sud-Vest Oltenia20.3-1.4 pts
108Alsace20.1+6.3 pts
109Franche-Comté19.8+0.9 pts
109Ile-de-France19.8+1.2 pts
111Vest19.7-0.7 pts
112Pays de la Loire19.4+3.4 pts
112Prov. Brabant wallon19.4-0.3 pts
114Łódzkie19.1+2.3 pts
115Umbria19+4.6 pts
116Centre - Val de Loire18.9+4.4 pts
117Warmińsko-mazurskie18.8+2.8 pts
118Prov. Vlaams-Brabant18.7+6.7 pts
119Lombardia18.5+6.2 pts
120Helsinki-Uusimaa18.3+4.2 pts
120Śląskie18.3+1.1 pts
122Friuli-Venezia Giulia18.2+5 pts
122Liguria18.2-3.6 pts
124Střední Morava18.1+6.9 pts
125Prov. Limburg (BE)18+6.3 pts
125Yugoiztochen18+3.2 pts
127Emilia-Romagna17.8+6.8 pts
127Wielkopolskie17.8+5.1 pts
129Berlin17.5-0.4 pts
130Podlaskie17.4+2.1 pts
131Toscana17.3+2.7 pts
131Yuzhen tsentralen17.3+7.6 pts
133Brandenburg17.2+2.6 pts
133Luxembourg Series break17.2-0.7 pts
135Auvergne17n/a
136Bucureşti-Ilfov16.9-0.5 pts
137Nord-Vest16.8+3.3 pts
138Dresden16.5-1.3 pts
139Wien16.3+1.1 pts
140Nord-Est16.2+2.2 pts
140Pomorskie16.2+4.9 pts
140Prov. Antwerpen16.2+6 pts
143Sachsen-Anhalt16.1-2.1 pts
144Jihovýchod15.8+8 pts
145Bretagne15.7+0.8 pts
146Groningen15.6+1.9 pts
147Střední Čechy15.3+9.2 pts
148Mecklenburg-Vorpommern15.1+0.1 pts
148Severozapaden15.1-3.2 pts
150Leipzig14.9-1.9 pts
150Severovýchod14.9+6.6 pts
152Saarland14.8+0.8 pts
153Malta14.5+2.8 pts
154Veneto14.3+3.9 pts
155Arnsberg14.1+2 pts
155Syddanmark14.1+4.2 pts
157Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen13.9+2.5 pts
158Hovedstaden13.8+5.5 pts
158Kýpros Series break13.8+4.8 pts
160Sjælland13.7+3.2 pts
161Oberfranken13.6+5 pts
162Jihozápad13.5+6.9 pts
163Chemnitz13.2+0.9 pts
164Düsseldorf13.1+0.4 pts
165Prov. West-Vlaanderen13+5 pts
166Gießen12.9+0.5 pts
167Nordjylland12.8+4.4 pts
168Midtjylland12.6+1.9 pts
169Limburg (NL)12.4+1.9 pts
170Detmold12.1+0.2 pts
171Niederösterreich12+3.1 pts
172Hannover11.9+0.9 pts
173Rheinhessen-Pfalz11.7+1.9 pts
174Provincia Autonoma di Trento11.6+3.2 pts
174Vorarlberg11.6n/a
176Thüringen11.5-0.3 pts
177Kassel11.3+1 pts
178Koblenz10.9+1.2 pts
179Braunschweig10.8-0.5 pts
179Darmstadt10.8+0.7 pts
179Flevoland10.8+0.3 pts
179Münster10.8+2 pts
183Steiermark10.7+3.5 pts
184Köln10.6-0.2 pts
184Schleswig-Holstein10.6-0.7 pts
186Hamburg10.4-1.8 pts
187Friesland (NL)10.1+0.9 pts
188Yugozapaden10+3.3 pts
189Noord-Brabant9.9+2.8 pts
190Karlsruhe9.8+3.3 pts
190Kärnten9.8n/a
192Bratislavský kraj9.7n/a
192Unterfranken9.7+2.9 pts
194Lüneburg9.5-1.8 pts
194Stuttgart9.5+2.6 pts
196Drenthe9.4-1.8 pts
196Mittelfranken9.4+2.1 pts
196Noord-Holland9.4+1.7 pts
196Praha9.4+4.6 pts
200Weser-Ems9.3+0.1 pts
201Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen8.9n/a
202Overijssel8.4+1.3 pts
203Gelderland8.2-0.6 pts
204Salzburg8.1n/a
205Oberösterreich7.6+2.2 pts
206Niederbayern7.3n/a
207Schwaben7.1+0.8 pts
208Oberpfalz7n/a
209Tirol6.9+0.7 pts
210Freiburg6.7+0.4 pts
211Oberbayern6.4+1.4 pts
212Tübingen5.8-0.9 pts
213Zeeland5.5n/a

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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. 27 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2009 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 59.3% in 2009, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Zeeland, with 5.5% in 2009.

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. 27 regions have no value for 2009 and are not ranked.

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