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EU regions (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Ceuta had the highest youth unemployment rate of 211 regions in 2015, at 79.2%. Oberbayern had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 22.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 22.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest79.2Ceuta
Lowest3.4Oberbayern
Median22.6211 regions
European Union (27)22.4History

Top 40 regions, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

CeutaCeuta: 79.2 %79.2MelillaMelilla: 72 %72CalabriaCalabria: 65.1 %65.1MayotteMayotte: 60.9 %60.9ThessaliaThessalia: 60.3 %60.3IpeirosIpeiros: 58.6 %58.6Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 57.2 %57.2AndalusiaAndalusia: 56.8 %56.8SardegnaSardegna: 56.4 %56.4SiciliaSicilia: 55.9 %55.9ExtremaduraExtremadura: 55.4 %55.4Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 55.4 %55.4Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 54.6 %54.6Ionia NisiaIonia Nisia: 54.6 %54.6GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 54.5 %54.5Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 53.8 %53.8Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 53.5 %53.5CampaniaCampania: 52.7 %52.7Kentriki MakedoniaKentriki Makedonia: 51.9 %51.9PugliaPuglia: 51.3 %51.3Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 50.6 %50.6PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 50.5 %50.5La RéunionLa Réunion: 50.1 %50.1Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 49.4 %49.4Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 48.3 %48.3AbruzzoAbruzzo: 48.1 %48.1Castile and LeónCastile and León: 48 %48BasilicataBasilicata: 47.7 %47.7AttikiAttiki: 47.2 %47.2GuyaneGuyane: 46.9 %46.9MartiniqueMartinique: 46 %46Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 44.2 %44.2Jadranska HrvatskaJadranska Hrvatska: 44 %44GaliciaGalicia: 43.5 %43.5MoliseMolise: 42.7 %42.7LazioLazio: 42.6 %42.6CataloniaCatalonia: 42.3 %42.3Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 42.2 %42.2Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 42.1 %42.1AsturiasAsturias: 41.9 %41.9
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Ceuta79.2+11.7 pts
2Melilla72+14.7 pts
3Calabria65.1+5.4 pts
4Mayotte60.9+9 pts
5Thessalia60.3+0.5 pts
6Ipeiros58.6-11.2 pts
7Castilla-La Mancha57.2-4.1 pts
8Andalusia56.8-4.7 pts
9Sardegna56.4+6.4 pts
10Sicilia55.9-1.1 pts
11Extremadura55.40 pts
11Sterea Elláda55.4-3.7 pts
13Dytiki Elláda54.6-6.5 pts
13Ionia Nisia54.6+9.8 pts
15Guadeloupe54.5-2.8 pts
16Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki53.8+3.1 pts
17Canary Islands53.5-3.9 pts
18Campania52.7-3.3 pts
19Kentriki Makedonia51.9-1.5 pts
20Puglia51.3-6.8 pts
21Region of Murcia50.6-1.8 pts
22Peloponnisos50.5-1.5 pts
23La Réunion50.1-3.6 pts
24Dytiki Makedonia49.4-0.2 pts
25Valencian Community48.3-8.4 pts
26Abruzzo48.1+0.7 pts
27Castile and León48-2.4 pts
28Basilicata47.7+1.1 pts
29Attiki47.2-5.3 pts
30Guyane46.9+7.3 pts
31Martinique46-5.4 pts
32Community of Madrid44.2-4.8 pts
33Jadranska Hrvatska44-1.5 pts
34Galicia43.5-5 pts
35Molise42.7-6.6 pts
36Lazio42.6-6.4 pts
37Catalonia42.3-4.8 pts
38Balearic Islands42.2-2.2 pts
39Voreio Aigaio42.1+1.9 pts
40Asturias41.9-3.2 pts
41Aragon41.2-10.3 pts
42La Rioja40.6-4.2 pts
43Basque Country40.4-4.6 pts
43Kriti40.4-5.9 pts
45Cantabria39.6-9.6 pts
46Umbria38.7-3.8 pts
47Corse38.6+13.5 pts
48Podkarpackie38.4-2.7 pts
49Navarre38.1-7.1 pts
49Piemonte38.1-4.1 pts
51Prov. Hainaut36.70 pts
52Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest36.2-3.3 pts
53Prov. Namur35.5+5.6 pts
54Liguria34.5-10.5 pts
55Notio Aigaio33.8+8 pts
56Norte33.1-3 pts
57Kýpros32.8-3.2 pts
58Toscana32.7-3 pts
59Languedoc-Roussillon32.6+1.4 pts
60Lombardia32.3+1.1 pts
60Sud-Muntenia32.3-1.5 pts
62Marche32-4.4 pts
63Severozapaden31.7+4 pts
64Východné Slovensko31.5-3.3 pts
65Prov. Liège30.7-1.6 pts
66Stredné Slovensko30.5-3 pts
67Champagne-Ardenne30.3+5.3 pts
67Nord-Pas de Calais30.3+1.3 pts
69Yugoiztochen29.7+1.1 pts
70Emilia-Romagna29.4-5.5 pts
71Sud-Est29.3-0.2 pts
72Lorraine29+3.4 pts
72Lubelskie29-4.2 pts
74Algarve28.9-1.3 pts
75Friuli-Venezia Giulia28.7+1.6 pts
76Centru28.4-5.6 pts
77Sud-Vest Oltenia27.3+3.9 pts
78Alsace27.2+2.2 pts
79Prov. Brabant wallon26.5+1.4 pts
80Świętokrzyskie25.8-1 pts
81Észak-Alföld25.1-3.8 pts
81Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi25.1+3 pts
83Veneto24.6-3 pts
84Centre - Val de Loire24.3+3 pts
84Franche-Comté24.3+3.2 pts
86Länsi-Suomi24.1+4 pts
86Poitou-Charentes24.1-2 pts
86Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur24.1-1.1 pts
86Warmińsko-mazurskie24.1-1.3 pts
90Haute-Normandie23.9-1.9 pts
91Pays de la Loire23.7+2.4 pts
92Provincia Autonoma di Trento23.6-3.5 pts
93Limousin23.5-1.6 pts
94Midi-Pyrénées23.4+0.7 pts
95Norra Mellansverige23.3-1.2 pts
95Severen tsentralen23.3-1.6 pts
95Zachodniopomorskie23.3-1.8 pts
98Aquitaine23.1-0.7 pts
98Ile-de-France23.1+1.8 pts
98Sydsverige23.1-3 pts
101Mazowiecki regionalny23+2.1 pts
102Southern22.8-2.5 pts
102Yuzhen tsentralen22.8-6.1 pts
104Etelä-Suomi22.7-0.2 pts
104Picardie22.7-4.8 pts
106Northern and Western22.6-2.3 pts
107Bourgogne22.4-1.5 pts
108Östra Mellansverige22.1-2.1 pts
109Dél-Alföld21.9-2.3 pts
110Západné Slovensko21.8-4.1 pts
111Małopolskie20.9-3.9 pts
112Łódzkie20.6+0.5 pts
113Severoiztochen20.5-2.1 pts
114Rhône-Alpes20.3+0.5 pts
115Észak-Magyarország20-5.6 pts
115Mellersta Norrland20-0.3 pts
117Vest19.8-7.5 pts
118Övre Norrland19.7-1.6 pts
119Prov. Luxembourg (BE)19.6-3.6 pts
120Auvergne19.3-0.2 pts
120Stockholm19.3-2.2 pts
122Helsinki-Uusimaa19.1+0.8 pts
123Dél-Dunántúl18.9+0.8 pts
124Bretagne18.7-1.6 pts
124Nord-Vest18.7+4.9 pts
124Västsverige18.7-4 pts
127Kujawsko-pomorskie18.6-8 pts
127Pomorskie18.6-3 pts
129Basse-Normandie18.5-2.6 pts
129Podlaskie18.5-8.5 pts
129Śląskie18.5-3.7 pts
132Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas18.2-3 pts
133Wien180 pts
134Eastern and Midland17.8-3.9 pts
135Severozápad17.6-5.3 pts
136Prov. Vlaams-Brabant17.5-1 pts
137Småland med öarna17.4-2 pts
138Luxembourg Series break17.3-5.3 pts
139Dolnośląskie17.2-6.3 pts
140Vzhodna Slovenija17-7 pts
141Opolskie16.6-3.3 pts
142Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen16.4+0.4 pts
143Latvija16.3-3.3 pts
144Moravskoslezsko16.2-2.7 pts
144Prov. Limburg (BE)16.2+1.5 pts
146Wielkopolskie16.1-4.6 pts
147Prov. Antwerpen15.8-2.1 pts
148Friesland (NL)15.6+2.1 pts
149Zahodna Slovenija15.5-0.4 pts
150Berlin15.2-0.3 pts
151Yugozapaden14.7-2.1 pts
152Bucureşti-Ilfov14.6-11.8 pts
153Bratislavský kraj14.5-0.2 pts
153Flevoland14.5-6.7 pts
155Eesti14.4-0.6 pts
156Nordjylland14.2-0.3 pts
157Pest13.7-4.4 pts
158Groningen13.2-2.4 pts
159Jihovýchod13.1-1.5 pts
159Sachsen-Anhalt13.1+1 pts
161Sjælland13-3 pts
162Syddanmark12.9-1.5 pts
163Warszawski stołeczny12.8-1.2 pts
164Budapest12.6-1.3 pts
164Drenthe12.6-1.9 pts
166Nyugat-Dunántúl12.3-0.5 pts
167Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen11.9-0.5 pts
168Midtjylland11.8-1.2 pts
169Malta11.6-0.1 pts
169Severovýchod11.6-4.6 pts
171Overijssel11.5-0.7 pts
172Střední Čechy11.2-2 pts
173Sostinės regionas11.1-3.4 pts
174Hovedstaden11-3.3 pts
175Mecklenburg-Vorpommern10.7-0.8 pts
176Niederösterreich10.6-0.5 pts
176Praha10.6+0.5 pts
176Prov. West-Vlaanderen10.6-2.6 pts
176Střední Morava10.6-3.8 pts
180Noord-Brabant10.5-1 pts
181Limburg (NL)10.4-3.2 pts
182Kärnten10.2+0.8 pts
183Gelderland10.1-0.4 pts
184Közép-Dunántúl9.7-5.7 pts
184Rheinhessen-Pfalz9.7+2.1 pts
184Steiermark9.7+1.8 pts
187Thüringen9.6+1.2 pts
188Dresden9.5-3.5 pts
189Arnsberg9.4-0.7 pts
190Noord-Holland9.3-2.7 pts
190Nord-Est9.3-3.1 pts
192Oberösterreich9+1.1 pts
193Düsseldorf8.9+0.2 pts
193Jihozápad8.9-6.4 pts
195Detmold8.5-0.9 pts
196Münster8.2-0.9 pts
196Schleswig-Holstein8.2-0.3 pts
198Zeeland8.1-0.9 pts
199Brandenburg8-2.8 pts
200Hannover7.7+0.3 pts
201Hamburg7.4-0.4 pts
202Darmstadt7-2.4 pts
202Stuttgart7+2.3 pts
204Köln6.9-2.7 pts
205Lüneburg6.6+0.1 pts
206Tübingen6+0.2 pts
207Karlsruhe5.8+1 pts
208Weser-Ems5.7-0.9 pts
209Mittelfranken5.2-0.8 pts
210Freiburg4.7-0.3 pts
211Oberbayern3.4-0.3 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. 29 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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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Questions

Which region has the highest youth unemployment rate?

Ceuta, with 79.2% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Oberbayern, with 3.4% in 2015.

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. 29 regions have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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