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EU regions (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Ceuta had the highest youth unemployment rate of 222 regions in 2013, at 73.4%. Oberbayern had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 24.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 25.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest73.4Ceuta
Lowest4.3Oberbayern
Median24.9222 regions
European Union (27)25.2History

Top 40 regions, 2013

CSVChart (SVG)

CeutaCeuta: 73.4 %73.4Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 70.4 %70.4IpeirosIpeiros: 67.4 %67.4AndalusiaAndalusia: 66 %66Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 65.3 %65.3MartiniqueMartinique: 63.9 %63.9Kentriki MakedoniaKentriki Makedonia: 62 %62Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 61.5 %61.5ExtremaduraExtremadura: 61.5 %61.5AttikiAttiki: 60.6 %60.6PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 60.3 %60.3Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 59.5 %59.5Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 59.4 %59.4Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 59 %59GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 58.4 %58.4ThessaliaThessalia: 57.5 %57.5La RéunionLa Réunion: 57.3 %57.3Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 56.3 %56.3BasilicataBasilicata: 55.6 %55.6CalabriaCalabria: 55.4 %55.4AsturiasAsturias: 55 %55SiciliaSicilia: 54.3 %54.3MelillaMelilla: 54 %54SardegnaSardegna: 53.7 %53.7Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 53.5 %53.5CantabriaCantabria: 52.5 %52.5Região Autónoma da MadeiraRegião Autónoma da Madeira: 52.1 %52.1CampaniaCampania: 51.7 %51.7Ionia NisiaIonia Nisia: 51.5 %51.5AragonAragon: 50.2 %50.2CataloniaCatalonia: 50.2 %50.2GaliciaGalicia: 49.9 %49.9Castile and LeónCastile and León: 49.7 %49.7PugliaPuglia: 49.7 %49.7Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 48.8 %48.8MoliseMolise: 48.6 %48.6NavarreNavarre: 48.3 %48.3La RiojaLa Rioja: 48 %48Basque CountryBasque Country: 46.5 %46.5Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 46.1 %46.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankRegions2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Ceuta73.4+3 pts
2Dytiki Makedonia70.4-1.9 pts
3Ipeiros67.4+6.3 pts
4Andalusia66+4.1 pts
5Canary Islands65.3+3 pts
6Martinique63.9+7.2 pts
7Kentriki Makedonia62+1.3 pts
8Castilla-La Mancha61.5+7 pts
8Extremadura61.5-0.4 pts
10Attiki60.6+4.6 pts
11Peloponnisos60.3-2 pts
12Sterea Elláda59.5+0.8 pts
13Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki59.4+6.4 pts
14Dytiki Elláda59+2.2 pts
15Guadeloupe58.4+5.4 pts
16Thessalia57.5+3.8 pts
17La Réunion57.3+3.1 pts
18Valencian Community56.3+3.4 pts
19Basilicata55.6+5.7 pts
20Calabria55.4+1.5 pts
21Asturias55+6.1 pts
22Sicilia54.3+3.1 pts
23Melilla54-6.1 pts
24Sardegna53.7+6.2 pts
25Region of Murcia53.5+3.1 pts
26Cantabria52.5+10.8 pts
27Região Autónoma da Madeira52.1+1.8 pts
28Campania51.7+3.3 pts
29Ionia Nisia51.5+27.6 pts
30Aragon50.2+7.8 pts
30Catalonia50.2-0.2 pts
32Galicia49.9+4.7 pts
33Castile and León49.7+1.6 pts
33Puglia49.7+8.1 pts
35Community of Madrid48.8+0.7 pts
36Molise48.6+7.1 pts
37Navarre48.3+8.2 pts
38La Rioja48-2.1 pts
39Basque Country46.5+3.8 pts
40Voreio Aigaio46.1+0.3 pts
41Kriti45.4+1.3 pts
42Balearic Islands45.2-3.7 pts
43Jadranska Hrvatska45.1+8.3 pts
43Lazio45.1+5.1 pts
45Podkarpackie43.5+2.7 pts
46Liguria41.2+11 pts
47Guyane41.1-8.4 pts
48Piemonte40.6+8.5 pts
49Prov. Hainaut40.5+8.5 pts
50Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest39.9+3.5 pts
51Východné Slovensko39.8-3.2 pts
52Região Autónoma dos Açores39.7+0.6 pts
53Algarve39.6-0.9 pts
54Kýpros38.9+11.2 pts
55Notio Aigaio37.2-3.8 pts
55Umbria37.2+2.6 pts
57Languedoc-Roussillon36.5-1.7 pts
58Abruzzo36.3+2.3 pts
59Marche36.2+7.6 pts
60Norte35.9+2.8 pts
61Észak-Alföld35.8+0.2 pts
61Stredné Slovensko35.8-3 pts
63Nord-Pas de Calais34.9+0.1 pts
64Yuzhen tsentralen34.1+0.7 pts
65Emilia-Romagna33.6+6.9 pts
66Toscana33.1+3.7 pts
67Severoiztochen33-3.1 pts
68Prov. Namur32.4+11.4 pts
68Sud-Muntenia32.4+2.4 pts
70Kujawsko-pomorskie32.3+1.8 pts
71Świętokrzyskie32.2+1 pts
71Zachodniopomorskie32.2+0.6 pts
73Centru32.1+0.2 pts
74Severozapaden32+2 pts
75Lubelskie31+0.1 pts
76Haute-Normandie30.9+4.2 pts
76Małopolskie30.9+3.2 pts
78Lombardia30.8+4.3 pts
79Yugoiztochen30.7-2.7 pts
80Champagne-Ardenne30.4+5 pts
81Bourgogne30.3+6.7 pts
82Corse30.1n/a
82Dolnośląskie30.1+0.3 pts
84Západné Slovensko29.5+4.2 pts
85Sud-Est29.4-0.6 pts
86Picardie29.3+1.2 pts
86Prov. Brabant wallon29.3+4.9 pts
86Severen tsentralen29.3-4.4 pts
89Észak-Magyarország28.9-9.5 pts
90Warmińsko-mazurskie28.8-0.5 pts
91Alsace28.4+5.5 pts
92Lubuskie27.8+1.4 pts
93Sydsverige27.5+1.2 pts
94Lorraine27.4+3 pts
95Dél-Alföld27.3-0.1 pts
95Southern27.3-6.1 pts
97Northern and Western27.2-4.7 pts
98Prov. Liège26.9+1.1 pts
99Norra Mellansverige26.6+1.4 pts
100Poitou-Charentes26.5+2.4 pts
100Pomorskie26.5+2.4 pts
102Pest26.4n/a
103Eastern and Midland26.2-2.4 pts
103Vzhodna Slovenija26.2+4.3 pts
105Basse-Normandie25.9+4.6 pts
105Bucureşti-Ilfov25.9+4.1 pts
105Prov. Luxembourg (BE)25.9+2.8 pts
108Podlaskie25.8+1.5 pts
109Veneto25.7+2.4 pts
110Śląskie25.6+3.3 pts
111Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas25n/a
112Mazowiecki regionalny24.8n/a
112Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur24.8+2.6 pts
112Severozápad24.8-3.4 pts
115Auvergne24.7-2.9 pts
116Friuli-Venezia Giulia24.5-5.2 pts
117Östra Mellansverige24.1-0.6 pts
117Västsverige24.1+1.3 pts
119Vest24+3.8 pts
120Budapest23.8n/a
120Łódzkie23.8-4.5 pts
122Mellersta Norrland23.4-3 pts
122Provincia Autonoma di Trento23.4+2.6 pts
124Sud-Vest Oltenia23.3+3.7 pts
125Latvija23.2-5.3 pts
126Közép-Dunántúl22.7-1.5 pts
127Franche-Comté22.5+1.7 pts
128Moravskoslezsko22.4+1.5 pts
129Småland med öarna22.2+0.1 pts
130Centre - Val de Loire22.1-6.8 pts
131Aquitaine21.9-2.8 pts
131Länsi-Suomi21.9+0.6 pts
131Wielkopolskie21.9-1 pts
134Opolskie21.8-0.9 pts
135Střední Morava21.6+0.4 pts
136Övre Norrland21.5-2.5 pts
137Dél-Dunántúl21.3-7.8 pts
138Etelä-Suomi20.8+3 pts
138Nyugat-Dunántúl20.8+0.2 pts
138Pays de la Loire20.8-1.4 pts
138Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi20.8-1.4 pts
142Yugozapaden20.6+3.3 pts
143Midi-Pyrénées20.5+2.8 pts
144Flevoland Series break19.8+5.4 pts
144Prov. Limburg (BE)19.8+1.2 pts
144Stockholm19.8-1.5 pts
147Bratislavský kraj19.7+2.2 pts
147Severovýchod19.7-1.8 pts
149Rhône-Alpes19.5+0.1 pts
150Jihovýchod19.4-2.3 pts
151Bretagne19.3+1.4 pts
152Prov. Antwerpen19.1+7.4 pts
153Eesti18.7-2.2 pts
154Ile-de-France18.5-0.9 pts
155Helsinki-Uusimaa17.2+1.7 pts
156Jihozápad16.6+3.4 pts
157Limousin16.5n/a
157Zahodna Slovenija16.5-2.5 pts
159Nord-Vest16.4+0.2 pts
159Nordjylland16.4+0.2 pts
161Prov. Vlaams-Brabant16.1+1 pts
161Wien16.1-3.3 pts
163Friesland (NL) Series break15.8+3.5 pts
163Sjælland15.8-1.8 pts
165Luxembourg15.5-3.3 pts
166Syddanmark15.1-1.1 pts
167Limburg (NL) Series break14.7+3.8 pts
167Střední Čechy14.7+1.4 pts
169Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen14.4+2.6 pts
170Berlin14.3-0.6 pts
170Hovedstaden14.3-1.2 pts
172Midtjylland14-0.8 pts
172Noord-Holland Series break14+3.2 pts
174Groningen Series break13.9-0.5 pts
174Sostinės regionas13.9n/a
176Prov. West-Vlaanderen13.7+3.8 pts
177Overijssel Series break13.5+2.1 pts
178Drenthe Series break13.1+1.1 pts
179Warszawski stołeczny12.8n/a
180Malta12.7-1.1 pts
181Gelderland Series break12.6+1.9 pts
182Leipzig12.5n/a
183Nord-Est12.1-0.4 pts
183Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen12.1+0.8 pts
185Saarland11.9-0.4 pts
186Noord-Brabant Series break11.7+0.6 pts
187Sachsen-Anhalt11.3-2.1 pts
188Brandenburg11-2.3 pts
188Mecklenburg-Vorpommern11-1.9 pts
190Niederösterreich10.5+1.9 pts
191Düsseldorf10.1+0.1 pts
192Arnsberg10+0.6 pts
193Dresden9.8+0.4 pts
194Praha9.7-2.2 pts
195Steiermark9.6+3.8 pts
196Braunschweig9.5-0.2 pts
196Rheinhessen-Pfalz9.5+0.3 pts
198Chemnitz9.10 pts
198Kärnten9.1-3 pts
200Kassel8.9n/a
201Detmold8.80 pts
202Thüringen8.7-0.4 pts
203Hannover8.6-0.5 pts
203Köln8.6+0.4 pts
205Münster8.50 pts
206Zeeland Series break8.4+1.3 pts
207Darmstadt8.10 pts
208Oberfranken8n/a
209Lüneburg7.8+1.3 pts
210Hamburg7.5+0.3 pts
211Oberösterreich7.3+0.9 pts
212Schleswig-Holstein7.1-1.6 pts
213Koblenz7+1.3 pts
214Weser-Ems6.7-0.1 pts
215Tirol6.2-0.2 pts
216Stuttgart6+0.4 pts
217Karlsruhe5.7-1.1 pts
218Mittelfranken4.9-1.9 pts
219Freiburg4.7-0.1 pts
220Schwaben4.6-0.7 pts
221Tübingen4.40 pts
222Oberbayern4.3+0.2 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. 18 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2013 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 73.4% in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Oberbayern, with 4.3% in 2013.

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. 18 regions have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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