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EU regions (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Dytiki Makedonia had the highest youth unemployment rate of 212 regions in 2012, at 72.3%. Oberbayern had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 24.25% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 24.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest72.3Dytiki Makedonia
Lowest4.1Oberbayern
Median24.25212 regions
European Union (27)24.4History

Top 40 regions, 2012

CSVChart (SVG)

Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 72.3 %72.3CeutaCeuta: 70.4 %70.4Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 62.3 %62.3PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 62.3 %62.3AndalusiaAndalusia: 61.9 %61.9ExtremaduraExtremadura: 61.9 %61.9IpeirosIpeiros: 61.1 %61.1Kentriki MakedoniaKentriki Makedonia: 60.7 %60.7MelillaMelilla: 60.1 %60.1Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 58.7 %58.7Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 56.8 %56.8MartiniqueMartinique: 56.7 %56.7AttikiAttiki: 56 %56Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 54.5 %54.5La RéunionLa Réunion: 54.2 %54.2CalabriaCalabria: 53.9 %53.9ThessaliaThessalia: 53.7 %53.7Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 53 %53GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 53 %53Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 52.9 %52.9SiciliaSicilia: 51.2 %51.2CataloniaCatalonia: 50.4 %50.4Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 50.4 %50.4Região Autónoma da MadeiraRegião Autónoma da Madeira: 50.3 %50.3La RiojaLa Rioja: 50.1 %50.1BasilicataBasilicata: 49.9 %49.9GuyaneGuyane: 49.5 %49.5AsturiasAsturias: 48.9 %48.9Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 48.9 %48.9CampaniaCampania: 48.4 %48.4Castile and LeónCastile and León: 48.1 %48.1Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 48.1 %48.1SardegnaSardegna: 47.5 %47.5Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 45.8 %45.8GaliciaGalicia: 45.2 %45.2KritiKriti: 44.1 %44.1Východné SlovenskoVýchodné Slovensko: 43 %43Basque CountryBasque Country: 42.7 %42.7AragonAragon: 42.4 %42.4CantabriaCantabria: 41.7 %41.7
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Dytiki Makedonia72.3+19.6 pts
2Ceuta70.4+6.5 pts
3Canary Islands62.3+11.5 pts
3Peloponnisos62.3+23.3 pts
5Andalusia61.9+7.8 pts
5Extremadura61.9+10.9 pts
7Ipeiros61.1+12.5 pts
8Kentriki Makedonia60.7+9.3 pts
9Melilla60.1-3.7 pts
10Sterea Elláda58.7+16.2 pts
11Dytiki Elláda56.8+11.7 pts
12Martinique56.7-0.1 pts
13Attiki56+12.8 pts
14Castilla-La Mancha54.5+6.8 pts
15La Réunion54.2-4.3 pts
16Calabria53.9+14.1 pts
17Thessalia53.7+7 pts
18Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki53+1.2 pts
18Guadeloupe53-0.2 pts
20Valencian Community52.9+1.5 pts
21Sicilia51.2+8.7 pts
22Catalonia50.4+6.6 pts
22Region of Murcia50.4+2.4 pts
24Região Autónoma da Madeira50.3+11 pts
25La Rioja50.1+4 pts
26Basilicata49.9+10.2 pts
27Guyane49.5+3.1 pts
28Asturias48.9+0.4 pts
28Balearic Islands48.9+6.2 pts
30Campania48.4+3.8 pts
31Castile and León48.1+9.5 pts
31Community of Madrid48.1+7.3 pts
33Sardegna47.5+5.3 pts
34Voreio Aigaio45.8+2.8 pts
35Galicia45.2+7.5 pts
36Kriti44.1+4.3 pts
37Východné Slovensko43+0.8 pts
38Basque Country42.7+8.6 pts
39Aragon42.4+2.5 pts
40Cantabria41.7+1.1 pts
41Puglia41.6+4.1 pts
42Molise41.5+12.2 pts
43Notio Aigaio41+4.2 pts
44Podkarpackie40.8+4.2 pts
45Algarve40.5+3.5 pts
46Navarre40.1+10.8 pts
47Lazio40+6.2 pts
48Região Autónoma dos Açores39.1n/a
49Stredné Slovensko38.8+2.8 pts
50Észak-Magyarország38.4+2.6 pts
51Languedoc-Roussillon38.2+8.4 pts
52Jadranska Hrvatska36.8+5.5 pts
53Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest36.4+1.1 pts
54Severoiztochen36.1+6 pts
55Észak-Alföld35.6+2.2 pts
56Nord-Pas de Calais34.8+4.2 pts
57Umbria34.6+12 pts
58Abruzzo34+7.5 pts
59Severen tsentralen33.7+4.3 pts
60Southern33.4n/a
60Yugoiztochen33.4+5.4 pts
60Yuzhen tsentralen33.4+1.8 pts
63Norte33.1+4.2 pts
64Piemonte32.1+7.1 pts
65Prov. Hainaut32+1.2 pts
66Centru31.9-3.9 pts
66Northern and Western31.9n/a
68Zachodniopomorskie31.6-1.3 pts
69Świętokrzyskie31.2-3.2 pts
70Lubelskie30.9-1 pts
71Kujawsko-pomorskie30.5+2.2 pts
72Liguria30.2+4.3 pts
73Severozapaden30-1.8 pts
73Sud-Est30-0.7 pts
73Sud-Muntenia30-2.9 pts
76Dolnośląskie29.8+5.3 pts
77Friuli-Venezia Giulia29.7+8.7 pts
78Toscana29.4+5.1 pts
79Warmińsko-mazurskie29.3+1.7 pts
80Dél-Dunántúl29.1+0.4 pts
81Centre - Val de Loire28.9+8.7 pts
82Eastern and Midland28.6n/a
82Marche28.6+4.8 pts
84Latvija28.5-2.5 pts
85Łódzkie28.3+4.7 pts
86Severozápad28.2+1.3 pts
87Picardie28.1+4.6 pts
88Kýpros27.7+5.3 pts
88Małopolskie27.7+4.8 pts
90Auvergne27.6+4.3 pts
91Dél-Alföld27.4+0.1 pts
92Emilia-Romagna26.7+4.9 pts
92Haute-Normandie26.7+4.7 pts
94Lombardia26.5+5.7 pts
95Lubuskie26.4+0.7 pts
95Mellersta Norrland26.4-2.9 pts
97Sydsverige26.3+1.2 pts
98Prov. Liège25.8+3.3 pts
99Champagne-Ardenne25.4-1.2 pts
100Západné Slovensko25.3-1.5 pts
101Norra Mellansverige25.2+0.7 pts
102Aquitaine24.7-0.2 pts
102Östra Mellansverige24.7+1.3 pts
104Lorraine24.4+3.4 pts
104Prov. Brabant wallon24.4+2.1 pts
106Podlaskie24.3-0.7 pts
107Közép-Dunántúl24.2+3 pts
108Poitou-Charentes24.1+2.8 pts
108Pomorskie24.1+2.1 pts
110Övre Norrland24-0.7 pts
111Ionia Nisia23.9-2.3 pts
112Bourgogne23.6+0.3 pts
113Veneto23.3+3.6 pts
114Prov. Luxembourg (BE)23.1n/a
115Alsace22.9+1.5 pts
115Wielkopolskie22.9-0.4 pts
117Västsverige22.8+0.7 pts
118Opolskie22.7+1.4 pts
119Śląskie22.3-1.9 pts
120Pays de la Loire22.2+4.6 pts
120Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi22.2-1.1 pts
120Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur22.2-0.7 pts
123Småland med öarna22.1+1.7 pts
124Vzhodna Slovenija21.9+3.9 pts
125Bucureşti-Ilfov21.8-0.3 pts
126Jihovýchod21.7+2.8 pts
127Severovýchod21.5+3.6 pts
128Basse-Normandie21.3-2.7 pts
128Länsi-Suomi21.3-1.8 pts
128Stockholm21.3+1.4 pts
131Střední Morava21.2+1 pts
132Prov. Namur21-1 pts
133Eesti20.9-1.5 pts
133Moravskoslezsko20.9+2.6 pts
135Franche-Comté20.8+2.3 pts
135Provincia Autonoma di Trento20.8+6.4 pts
137Nyugat-Dunántúl20.6+3.2 pts
138Vest20.2-0.8 pts
139Sud-Vest Oltenia19.6+0.3 pts
140Ile-de-France19.4+0.3 pts
140Rhône-Alpes19.4-0.2 pts
140Wien19.4+2.1 pts
143Zahodna Slovenija19+5.8 pts
144Luxembourg18.8+2 pts
145Prov. Limburg (BE)18.6+6 pts
146Bretagne17.9-0.9 pts
147Etelä-Suomi17.8-3.7 pts
148Midi-Pyrénées17.7-3.6 pts
149Sjælland17.6-0.1 pts
150Bratislavský kraj17.5+0.5 pts
151Yugozapaden17.3+1.3 pts
152Nord-Vest16.2-4.7 pts
152Nordjylland16.2+0.3 pts
152Syddanmark16.2+0.2 pts
155Helsinki-Uusimaa15.5+1 pts
155Hovedstaden15.5-1.9 pts
157Prov. Vlaams-Brabant15.1+4.7 pts
158Berlin Series break14.9+1.6 pts
159Midtjylland14.8+0.2 pts
160Flevoland14.4+5.1 pts
160Groningen14.4+1.7 pts
162Malta13.8+0.5 pts
163Sachsen-Anhalt Series break13.4-0.6 pts
164Brandenburg Series break13.3+0.9 pts
164Střední Čechy13.3-2.8 pts
166Jihozápad13.2-1 pts
167Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break12.9+2.2 pts
168Nord-Est12.5+0.3 pts
169Friesland (NL)12.3+1.5 pts
169Saarland Series break12.3+2 pts
171Kärnten12.1+3.4 pts
172Drenthe12+0.2 pts
173Praha11.9+1.8 pts
174Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen11.8+0.4 pts
175Prov. Antwerpen11.7-4.1 pts
176Overijssel11.4+1.1 pts
177Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen11.3+2.2 pts
178Noord-Brabant11.1+1.9 pts
179Limburg (NL)10.9+1 pts
180Noord-Holland10.80 pts
181Gelderland10.7+1.8 pts
182Düsseldorf Series break10-1.7 pts
183Prov. West-Vlaanderen9.9-1.5 pts
184Braunschweig Series break9.7-1.3 pts
185Arnsberg Series break9.4-0.2 pts
185Dresden Series break9.4-0.4 pts
187Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break9.2-1.4 pts
188Chemnitz Series break9.1-0.5 pts
188Hannover Series break9.1-2.8 pts
188Thüringen Series break9.1+0.9 pts
191Detmold Series break8.8-0.3 pts
192Schleswig-Holstein Series break8.7-0.3 pts
193Niederösterreich8.6-0.8 pts
194Münster Series break8.5+1.5 pts
195Köln Series break8.2-1.3 pts
196Darmstadt Series break8.1-0.9 pts
197Hamburg Series break7.2+0.6 pts
198Zeeland7.1+1.7 pts
199Karlsruhe Series break6.8+0.2 pts
199Mittelfranken Series break6.8+0.5 pts
199Weser-Ems Series break6.8+0.1 pts
202Lüneburg Series break6.5-2.8 pts
203Oberösterreich6.4-0.7 pts
203Tirol6.4n/a
205Niederbayern Series break5.9n/a
206Steiermark5.8+0.5 pts
207Koblenz Series break5.7-1.9 pts
208Stuttgart Series break5.6-0.6 pts
209Schwaben Series break5.3-1.4 pts
210Freiburg Series break4.80 pts
211Tübingen Series break4.4n/a
212Oberbayern Series break4.1-0.4 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. 28 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2012 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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Questions

Which region has the highest youth unemployment rate?

Dytiki Makedonia, with 72.3% in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Oberbayern, with 4.1% in 2012.

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. 28 regions have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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