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EU regions (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Ceuta had the highest youth unemployment rate of 209 regions in 2010, at 62.1%. Oberbayern had the lowest, at 5%. The median was 21.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 22.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest62.1Ceuta
Lowest5Oberbayern
Median21.8209 regions
European Union (27)22.4History

Top 40 regions, 2010

CSVChart (SVG)

CeutaCeuta: 62.1 %62.1MartiniqueMartinique: 59 %59GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 55.1 %55.1La RéunionLa Réunion: 54.7 %54.7Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 52 %52MelillaMelilla: 52 %52AndalusiaAndalusia: 49.9 %49.9ExtremaduraExtremadura: 45.8 %45.8Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 42.9 %42.9Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 42.7 %42.7GuyaneGuyane: 42.6 %42.6Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 42.2 %42.2CampaniaCampania: 41.8 %41.8BasilicataBasilicata: 41.7 %41.7SiciliaSicilia: 41.7 %41.7Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 40.1 %40.1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 39.7 %39.7Východné SlovenskoVýchodné Slovensko: 39.7 %39.7Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 39.4 %39.4CataloniaCatalonia: 39.1 %39.1CalabriaCalabria: 38.8 %38.8SardegnaSardegna: 38.6 %38.6La RiojaLa Rioja: 38.2 %38.2AsturiasAsturias: 37.3 %37.3Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 37.1 %37.1IpeirosIpeiros: 37.1 %37.1Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 36.9 %36.9LatvijaLatvija: 36.2 %36.2Stredné SlovenskoStredné Slovensko: 36.2 %36.2CantabriaCantabria: 36.1 %36.1Prov. HainautProv. Hainaut: 35.9 %35.9GaliciaGalicia: 35.4 %35.4Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 35.3 %35.3Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 35.3 %35.3PodkarpackiePodkarpackie: 35.3 %35.3Ionia NisiaIonia Nisia: 35.2 %35.2PugliaPuglia: 34.6 %34.6ThessaliaThessalia: 34.4 %34.4Észak-AlföldÉszak-Alföld: 34.2 %34.2Kentriki MakedoniaKentriki Makedonia: 34.1 %34.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankRegions2010 (%)Change on 2009
1Ceuta62.1+26.4 pts
2Martinique59+1.4 pts
3Guadeloupe55.1-4.2 pts
4La Réunion54.7+5.1 pts
5Canary Islands52+4.2 pts
5Melilla52+13.7 pts
7Andalusia49.9+4.9 pts
8Extremadura45.8+4.4 pts
9Castilla-La Mancha42.9+6.6 pts
10Balearic Islands42.7+10.6 pts
11Guyane42.6+5 pts
12Valencian Community42.2+2.7 pts
13Campania41.8+4 pts
14Basilicata41.7+3.4 pts
14Sicilia41.7+3.4 pts
16Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki40.1+9.7 pts
17Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest39.7+8 pts
17Východné Slovensko39.7+5.3 pts
19Region of Murcia39.4+5.7 pts
20Catalonia39.1+2.2 pts
21Calabria38.8+7 pts
22Sardegna38.6-5.4 pts
23La Rioja38.2+5.1 pts
24Asturias37.3+2.3 pts
25Community of Madrid37.1+2.9 pts
25Ipeiros37.1+2.4 pts
27Sterea Elláda36.9+4 pts
28Latvija36.2+2.9 pts
28Stredné Slovensko36.2+3.7 pts
30Cantabria36.1+6.1 pts
31Prov. Hainaut35.9-2.1 pts
32Galicia35.4+5 pts
33Dytiki Elláda35.3+6.5 pts
33Dytiki Makedonia35.3+0.5 pts
33Podkarpackie Series break35.3+2.2 pts
36Ionia Nisia35.2+8.7 pts
37Puglia34.6+1.9 pts
38Thessalia34.4+7.8 pts
39Észak-Alföld34.2+1.6 pts
40Kentriki Makedonia34.1+6.1 pts
41Castile and León34+2 pts
42Centru Series break33.2+3 pts
42Languedoc-Roussillon33.2-0.5 pts
44Eesti32.9+5.5 pts
45Mellersta Norrland32.4+1.6 pts
46Aragon31.9+0.2 pts
47Észak-Magyarország31.7-3.8 pts
48Yuzhen tsentralen Series break31.6+14.3 pts
49Attiki30.9+9 pts
49Lazio30.9+0.5 pts
49Zachodniopomorskie Series break30.9+6.4 pts
52Západné Slovensko30.8+8.2 pts
53Basque Country30.6-1 pts
53Molise30.6+3.5 pts
55Jadranska Hrvatska30.4+5.4 pts
55Kriti30.4+9.5 pts
55Navarre30.4-0.2 pts
58Nord-Pas de Calais30.1-6.6 pts
59Voreio Aigaio29.7+5.1 pts
60Abruzzo29.5+5.1 pts
61Sud-Muntenia Series break29.2+5.6 pts
62Peloponnisos29+3.2 pts
63Algarve28.9+4.1 pts
63Haute-Normandie28.9+5 pts
65Notio Aigaio28.4+3.9 pts
66Dél-Dunántúl28.3-2.5 pts
67Picardie28.2-0.2 pts
67Świętokrzyskie Series break28.2+4.3 pts
69Prov. Namur28+5.3 pts
70Prov. Liège27.3-2.4 pts
71Prov. Brabant wallon27.1+7.7 pts
72Övre Norrland26.7+2.2 pts
72Sydsverige26.7+1.4 pts
74Piemonte26.6+2.3 pts
75Östra Mellansverige26.5+0.3 pts
76Severozápad26.4+2.9 pts
77Lubelskie Series break26.1-0.8 pts
77Sud-Est Series break26.1+4.3 pts
79Dél-Alföld25.7-2.4 pts
80Severen tsentralen Series break25.5+3.8 pts
81Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break25.4+3.9 pts
82Västsverige25.1+0.3 pts
83Norra Mellansverige24.9-0.9 pts
84Aquitaine24.8+2.9 pts
85Severoiztochen Series break24.7+1.2 pts
86Yugoiztochen Series break24.6+6.6 pts
87Champagne-Ardenne24.5+4.2 pts
87Podlaskie Series break24.5+7.1 pts
89Nyugat-Dunántúl24.4+0.8 pts
90Lorraine24.3-3.2 pts
90Lubuskie Series break24.3+0.8 pts
92Śląskie Series break24+5.7 pts
92Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break24+5.2 pts
94Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi23.9-0.8 pts
95Dolnośląskie Series break23.8+0.5 pts
95Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur23.8-1.4 pts
97Norte23.2+1 pts
98Toscana23+5.7 pts
99Länsi-Suomi22.8+1.1 pts
100Bourgogne22.6-4.3 pts
101Emilia-Romagna22.2+4.4 pts
102Severozapaden Series break22+6.9 pts
103Midi-Pyrénées21.9+1.2 pts
104Etelä-Suomi21.8-0.7 pts
104Wielkopolskie Series break21.8+4 pts
106Småland med öarna21.6-5 pts
107Małopolskie Series break21.5-2.7 pts
107Opolskie Series break21.5+1.2 pts
109Közép-Dunántúl21.4-0.3 pts
109Umbria21.4+2.4 pts
111Liguria21.3+3.1 pts
111Łódzkie Series break21.3+2.2 pts
113Ile-de-France21.2+1.4 pts
114Pomorskie Series break21+4.8 pts
114Stockholm21-1.1 pts
116Franche-Comté20.8+1 pts
116Severovýchod20.8+5.9 pts
118Rhône-Alpes20.3-1.5 pts
119Bucureşti-Ilfov Series break20.1+3.2 pts
119Vest Series break20.1+0.4 pts
121Lombardia20+1.5 pts
121Moravskoslezsko20-1.3 pts
123Basse-Normandie19.9-1.7 pts
123Prov. Luxembourg (BE)19.9-1.8 pts
123Střední Morava19.9+1.8 pts
126Poitou-Charentes19.8-4.6 pts
127Auvergne19.5+2.5 pts
128Bretagne19+3.3 pts
129Nord-Vest Series break18.9+2.1 pts
130Veneto18.8+4.5 pts
131Limousin18.7n/a
132Sud-Vest Oltenia Series break18.6-1.7 pts
133Alsace18.4-1.7 pts
133Helsinki-Uusimaa18.4+0.1 pts
135Pays de la Loire18.2-1.2 pts
135Prov. Antwerpen18.2+2 pts
137Wien18.1+1.8 pts
138Sjælland17.7+4 pts
139Friuli-Venezia Giulia17.6-0.6 pts
140Prov. Limburg (BE)17.4-0.6 pts
141Jihovýchod16.6+0.8 pts
141Kýpros16.6+2.8 pts
143Berlin Series break16.5-1 pts
144Centre - Val de Loire16.2-2.7 pts
145Hovedstaden16+2.2 pts
145Střední Čechy16+0.7 pts
147Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen15.7+1.8 pts
148Jihozápad15.6+2.1 pts
148Syddanmark15.6+1.5 pts
150Vzhodna Slovenija15.4n/a
151Bratislavský kraj15.2+5.5 pts
151Marche15.2-7.4 pts
153Prov. Vlaams-Brabant15.1-3.6 pts
153Provincia Autonoma di Trento15.1+3.5 pts
155Midtjylland15+2.4 pts
156Brandenburg Series break14.7-2.5 pts
156Yugozapaden Series break14.7+4.7 pts
158Flevoland14.5+3.7 pts
159Leipzig Series break14.4-0.5 pts
160Luxembourg14.2-3 pts
161Zahodna Slovenija13.9n/a
162Nord-Est Series break13.5-2.7 pts
163Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break13.3-1.8 pts
164Malta13.2-1.3 pts
164Sachsen-Anhalt Series break13.2-2.9 pts
166Groningen13.1-2.5 pts
167Gießen Series break13+0.1 pts
167Nordjylland13+0.2 pts
169Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break12.5+0.8 pts
170Dresden Series break12.1-4.4 pts
171Limburg (NL)12-0.4 pts
172Chemnitz Series break11.8-1.4 pts
173Arnsberg Series break11.7-2.4 pts
173Düsseldorf Series break11.7-1.4 pts
175Hannover Series break11.5-0.4 pts
176Drenthe11.3+1.9 pts
177Friesland (NL)11.2+1.1 pts
178Kassel Series break11-0.3 pts
178Prov. West-Vlaanderen11-2 pts
180Lüneburg Series break10.9+1.4 pts
181Overijssel10.7+2.3 pts
182Darmstadt Series break10.6-0.2 pts
182Noord-Holland10.6+1.2 pts
184Detmold Series break10.5-1.6 pts
184Thüringen Series break10.5-1 pts
186Braunschweig Series break10.4-0.4 pts
186Köln Series break10.4-0.2 pts
188Gelderland10.3+2.1 pts
189Schleswig-Holstein Series break10.2-0.4 pts
190Noord-Brabant9.5-0.4 pts
191Weser-Ems Series break9.30 pts
192Oberfranken Series break9.2-4.4 pts
193Münster Series break9.1-1.7 pts
193Steiermark9.1-1.6 pts
195Karlsruhe Series break8.8-1 pts
195Praha8.8-0.6 pts
197Mittelfranken Series break8.7-0.7 pts
198Unterfranken Series break8.4-1.3 pts
199Niederösterreich7.4-4.6 pts
200Hamburg Series break7.3-3.1 pts
201Stuttgart Series break7.1-2.4 pts
202Oberösterreich6.9-0.7 pts
203Koblenz Series break6.6-4.3 pts
203Tirol6.6-0.3 pts
205Niederbayern Series break6.4-0.9 pts
206Tübingen Series break6.2+0.4 pts
207Schwaben Series break5.5-1.6 pts
208Freiburg Series break5.4-1.3 pts
209Oberbayern Series break5-1.4 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. 31 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2010 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?

Ceuta, with 62.1% in 2010, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Oberbayern, with 5% in 2010.

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. 31 regions have no value for 2010 and are not ranked.

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