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EU regions (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Ceuta had the highest youth unemployment rate of 208 regions in 2011, at 63.9%. Oberbayern had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 22.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 22.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest63.9Ceuta
Lowest4.5Oberbayern
Median22.4208 regions
European Union (27)22.5History

Top 40 regions, 2011

CSVChart (SVG)

CeutaCeuta: 63.9 %63.9MelillaMelilla: 63.8 %63.8La RéunionLa Réunion: 58.5 %58.5MartiniqueMartinique: 56.8 %56.8AndalusiaAndalusia: 54.1 %54.1GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 53.2 %53.2Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 52.7 %52.7Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 51.8 %51.8Kentriki MakedoniaKentriki Makedonia: 51.4 %51.4Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 51.4 %51.4ExtremaduraExtremadura: 51 %51Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 50.8 %50.8IpeirosIpeiros: 48.6 %48.6AsturiasAsturias: 48.5 %48.5Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 48 %48Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 47.7 %47.7ThessaliaThessalia: 46.7 %46.7GuyaneGuyane: 46.4 %46.4La RiojaLa Rioja: 46.1 %46.1Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 45.1 %45.1CampaniaCampania: 44.6 %44.6CataloniaCatalonia: 43.8 %43.8AttikiAttiki: 43.2 %43.2Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 43 %43Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 42.7 %42.7SiciliaSicilia: 42.5 %42.5Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 42.5 %42.5SardegnaSardegna: 42.2 %42.2Východné SlovenskoVýchodné Slovensko: 42.2 %42.2Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 40.8 %40.8CantabriaCantabria: 40.6 %40.6AragonAragon: 39.9 %39.9CalabriaCalabria: 39.8 %39.8KritiKriti: 39.8 %39.8BasilicataBasilicata: 39.7 %39.7Região Autónoma da MadeiraRegião Autónoma da Madeira: 39.3 %39.3PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 39 %39Castile and LeónCastile and León: 38.6 %38.6GaliciaGalicia: 37.7 %37.7PugliaPuglia: 37.5 %37.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankRegions2011 (%)Change on 2010
1Ceuta63.9+1.8 pts
2Melilla63.8+11.8 pts
3La Réunion58.5+3.8 pts
4Martinique56.8-2.2 pts
5Andalusia54.1+4.2 pts
6Guadeloupe53.2-1.9 pts
7Dytiki Makedonia52.7+17.4 pts
8Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki51.8+11.7 pts
9Kentriki Makedonia51.4+17.3 pts
9Valencian Community51.4+9.2 pts
11Extremadura51+5.2 pts
12Canary Islands50.8-1.2 pts
13Ipeiros48.6+11.5 pts
14Asturias48.5+11.2 pts
15Region of Murcia48+8.6 pts
16Castilla-La Mancha47.7+4.8 pts
17Thessalia46.7+12.3 pts
18Guyane46.4+3.8 pts
19La Rioja46.1+7.9 pts
20Dytiki Elláda45.1+9.8 pts
21Campania44.6+2.8 pts
22Catalonia43.8+4.7 pts
23Attiki43.2+12.3 pts
24Voreio Aigaio43+13.3 pts
25Balearic Islands42.70 pts
26Sicilia42.5+0.8 pts
26Sterea Elláda42.5+5.6 pts
28Sardegna42.2+3.6 pts
28Východné Slovensko Series break42.2+2.5 pts
30Community of Madrid40.8+3.7 pts
31Cantabria40.6+4.5 pts
32Aragon39.9+8 pts
33Calabria39.8+1 pts
33Kriti39.8+9.4 pts
35Basilicata39.7-2 pts
36Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break39.3n/a
37Peloponnisos39+10 pts
38Castile and León38.6+4.6 pts
39Galicia37.7+2.3 pts
40Puglia37.5+2.9 pts
41Algarve Series break37+8.1 pts
42Notio Aigaio36.8+8.4 pts
43Podkarpackie36.6+1.3 pts
44Stredné Slovensko Series break36-0.2 pts
45Centru35.8+2.6 pts
45Észak-Magyarország35.8+4.1 pts
47Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break35.3-4.4 pts
48Świętokrzyskie34.4+6.2 pts
49Basque Country34.1+3.5 pts
50Lazio33.8+2.9 pts
51Észak-Alföld33.4-0.8 pts
52Sud-Muntenia32.9+3.7 pts
52Zachodniopomorskie32.9+2 pts
54Lubelskie31.9+5.8 pts
55Severozapaden Series break31.8+9.8 pts
56Yuzhen tsentralen Series break31.60 pts
57Jadranska Hrvatska31.3+0.9 pts
58Latvija31-5.2 pts
59Prov. Hainaut Series break30.8-5.1 pts
60Sud-Est30.7+4.6 pts
61Nord-Pas de Calais30.6+0.5 pts
62Severoiztochen Series break30.1+5.4 pts
63Languedoc-Roussillon29.8-3.4 pts
64Severen tsentralen Series break29.4+3.9 pts
65Mellersta Norrland29.3-3.1 pts
65Molise29.3-1.3 pts
65Navarre29.3-1.1 pts
68Norte Series break28.9+5.7 pts
69Dél-Dunántúl28.7+0.4 pts
70Kujawsko-pomorskie28.3+2.9 pts
71Yugoiztochen Series break28+3.4 pts
72Warmińsko-mazurskie27.6+3.6 pts
73Dél-Alföld27.3+1.6 pts
74Severozápad Series break26.9+0.5 pts
75Západné Slovensko Series break26.8-4 pts
76Champagne-Ardenne26.6+2.1 pts
77Abruzzo26.5-3 pts
78Ionia Nisia26.2-9 pts
79Liguria25.9+4.6 pts
80Lubuskie25.7+1.4 pts
81Sydsverige25.1-1.6 pts
82Piemonte25-1.6 pts
82Podlaskie25+0.5 pts
84Aquitaine24.9+0.1 pts
85Övre Norrland24.7-2 pts
86Dolnośląskie24.5+0.7 pts
86Norra Mellansverige24.5-0.4 pts
88Toscana24.3+1.3 pts
89Śląskie24.2+0.2 pts
90Basse-Normandie24+4.1 pts
91Marche23.8+8.6 pts
92Łódzkie23.6+2.3 pts
93Picardie23.5-4.7 pts
94Östra Mellansverige23.4-3.1 pts
95Auvergne23.3+3.8 pts
95Bourgogne23.3+0.7 pts
95Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi23.3-0.6 pts
95Wielkopolskie23.3+1.5 pts
99Länsi-Suomi23.1+0.3 pts
100Małopolskie22.9+1.4 pts
100Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur22.9-0.9 pts
102Umbria22.6+1.2 pts
103Prov. Liège Series break22.5-4.8 pts
104Eesti22.4-10.5 pts
104Kýpros22.4+5.8 pts
106Prov. Brabant wallon Series break22.3-4.8 pts
107Bucureşti-Ilfov22.1+2 pts
107Västsverige22.1-3 pts
109Haute-Normandie22-6.9 pts
109Pomorskie22+1 pts
109Prov. Namur Series break22-6 pts
112Emilia-Romagna21.8-0.4 pts
113Etelä-Suomi21.5-0.3 pts
114Alsace21.4+3 pts
115Midi-Pyrénées21.3-0.6 pts
115Opolskie21.3-0.2 pts
115Poitou-Charentes21.3+1.5 pts
118Közép-Dunántúl21.2-0.2 pts
118Limousin21.2+2.5 pts
120Friuli-Venezia Giulia21+3.4 pts
120Lorraine21-3.3 pts
120Vest21+0.9 pts
123Nord-Vest20.9+2 pts
124Lombardia20.8+0.8 pts
125Småland med öarna20.4-1.2 pts
126Centre - Val de Loire20.2+4 pts
126Střední Morava Series break20.2+0.3 pts
128Stockholm19.9-1.1 pts
129Veneto19.7+0.9 pts
130Rhône-Alpes19.6-0.7 pts
131Sud-Vest Oltenia19.3+0.7 pts
132Ile-de-France19.1-2.1 pts
133Jihovýchod Series break18.9+2.3 pts
134Bretagne18.8-0.2 pts
135Franche-Comté18.5-2.3 pts
136Moravskoslezsko Series break18.3-1.7 pts
137Vzhodna Slovenija18+2.6 pts
138Severovýchod Series break17.9-2.9 pts
139Sjælland17.70 pts
140Pays de la Loire17.6-0.6 pts
141Hovedstaden17.4+1.4 pts
141Nyugat-Dunántúl17.4-7 pts
143Wien17.3-0.8 pts
144Bratislavský kraj Series break17+1.8 pts
145Luxembourg16.8+2.6 pts
146Střední Čechy Series break16.1+0.1 pts
147Syddanmark16+0.4 pts
147Yugozapaden Series break16+1.3 pts
149Nordjylland15.9+2.9 pts
150Prov. Antwerpen Series break15.8-2.4 pts
151Bremen Series break15.3n/a
152Midtjylland14.6-0.4 pts
153Helsinki-Uusimaa14.5-3.9 pts
154Provincia Autonoma di Trento14.4-0.7 pts
155Jihozápad Series break14.2-1.4 pts
156Sachsen-Anhalt Series break14+0.8 pts
157Berlin Series break13.3-3.2 pts
157Malta13.3+0.1 pts
159Zahodna Slovenija13.2-0.7 pts
160Groningen12.7-0.4 pts
161Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break12.6-4.8 pts
162Brandenburg Series break12.4-2.3 pts
163Nord-Est12.2-1.3 pts
164Hannover Series break11.9+0.4 pts
165Drenthe11.8+0.5 pts
165Leipzig Series break11.8-2.6 pts
167Düsseldorf Series break11.70 pts
168Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break11.4-4.3 pts
168Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break11.4+0.4 pts
170Braunschweig Series break11+0.6 pts
171Friesland (NL)10.8-0.4 pts
171Noord-Holland10.8+0.2 pts
173Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break10.7-2.6 pts
174Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break10.6-1.9 pts
175Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break10.4-4.7 pts
176Overijssel10.3-0.4 pts
176Saarland Series break10.3n/a
178Praha Series break10.1+1.3 pts
179Limburg (NL)9.9-2.1 pts
180Dresden Series break9.8-2.3 pts
181Arnsberg Series break9.6-2.1 pts
181Chemnitz Series break9.6-2.2 pts
181Gießen Series break9.6-3.4 pts
184Köln Series break9.5-0.9 pts
185Niederösterreich9.4+2 pts
186Flevoland9.3-5.2 pts
186Lüneburg Series break9.3-1.6 pts
188Noord-Brabant9.2-0.3 pts
189Detmold Series break9.1-1.4 pts
189Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen9.1n/a
191Darmstadt Series break9-1.6 pts
191Schleswig-Holstein Series break9-1.2 pts
193Gelderland8.9-1.4 pts
194Kärnten8.7n/a
195Thüringen Series break8.2-2.3 pts
196Koblenz Series break7.6+1 pts
197Oberösterreich7.1+0.2 pts
198Münster Series break7-2.1 pts
199Schwaben Series break6.7+1.2 pts
199Weser-Ems Series break6.7-2.6 pts
201Hamburg Series break6.6-0.7 pts
201Karlsruhe Series break6.6-2.2 pts
203Mittelfranken Series break6.3-2.4 pts
204Stuttgart Series break6.2-0.9 pts
205Zeeland5.4n/a
206Steiermark5.3-3.8 pts
207Freiburg Series break4.8-0.6 pts
208Oberbayern Series break4.5-0.5 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 2011 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 63.9% in 2011, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Oberbayern, with 4.5% in 2011.

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 2011 and are not ranked.

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