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EU regions (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Melilla had the highest youth unemployment rate of 213 regions in 2016, at 69.1%. Schwaben had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 20% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 20.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest69.1Melilla
Lowest4.2Schwaben
Median20213 regions
European Union (27)20.7History

Top 40 regions, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

MelillaMelilla: 69.1 %69.1CeutaCeuta: 63.3 %63.3CalabriaCalabria: 58.7 %58.7AndalusiaAndalusia: 57.9 %57.9SiciliaSicilia: 57.2 %57.2SardegnaSardegna: 56.3 %56.3MayotteMayotte: 55.9 %55.9Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 53.4 %53.4ThessaliaThessalia: 52.7 %52.7Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 52.6 %52.6Kentriki MakedoniaKentriki Makedonia: 51.9 %51.9PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 51.7 %51.7Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 51.5 %51.5Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 51.3 %51.3Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 50.9 %50.9ExtremaduraExtremadura: 50.3 %50.3CampaniaCampania: 49.9 %49.9PugliaPuglia: 49.6 %49.6Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 48.8 %48.8AsturiasAsturias: 47.9 %47.9GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 46.8 %46.8IpeirosIpeiros: 46.1 %46.1Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 45.7 %45.7Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 45.5 %45.5AttikiAttiki: 45.4 %45.4MartiniqueMartinique: 44.5 %44.5La RéunionLa Réunion: 44.3 %44.3GuyaneGuyane: 43.2 %43.2LazioLazio: 41.6 %41.6KritiKriti: 41 %41Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 40.7 %40.7GaliciaGalicia: 40.3 %40.3Castile and LeónCastile and León: 39 %39Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 38.9 %38.9AbruzzoAbruzzo: 38.8 %38.8MoliseMolise: 38.8 %38.8Ionia NisiaIonia Nisia: 38.2 %38.2LiguriaLiguria: 37.9 %37.9AragonAragon: 36.7 %36.7La RiojaLa Rioja: 36.3 %36.3
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Melilla69.1-2.9 pts
2Ceuta63.3-15.9 pts
3Calabria58.7-6.4 pts
4Andalusia57.9+1.1 pts
5Sicilia57.2+1.3 pts
6Sardegna56.3-0.1 pts
7Mayotte55.9-5 pts
8Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki53.4-0.4 pts
9Thessalia52.7-7.6 pts
10Sterea Elláda52.6-2.8 pts
11Kentriki Makedonia51.90 pts
12Peloponnisos51.7+1.2 pts
13Dytiki Elláda51.5-3.1 pts
14Canary Islands51.3-2.2 pts
15Castilla-La Mancha50.9-6.3 pts
16Extremadura50.3-5.1 pts
17Campania49.9-2.8 pts
18Puglia49.6-1.7 pts
19Dytiki Makedonia48.8-0.6 pts
20Asturias47.9+6 pts
21Guadeloupe46.8-7.7 pts
22Ipeiros46.1-12.5 pts
23Region of Murcia45.7-4.9 pts
24Valencian Community45.5-2.8 pts
25Attiki45.4-1.8 pts
26Martinique44.5-1.5 pts
27La Réunion44.3-5.8 pts
28Guyane43.2-3.7 pts
29Lazio41.6-1 pts
30Kriti41+0.6 pts
31Community of Madrid40.7-3.5 pts
32Galicia40.3-3.2 pts
33Castile and León39-9 pts
34Balearic Islands38.9-3.3 pts
35Abruzzo38.8-9.3 pts
35Molise38.8-3.9 pts
37Ionia Nisia38.2-16.4 pts
38Liguria37.9+3.4 pts
39Aragon36.7-4.5 pts
40La Rioja36.3-4.3 pts
41Voreio Aigaio36.2-5.9 pts
42Piemonte36-2.1 pts
43Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest35.9-0.3 pts
44Panonska Hrvatska35.8n/a
45Basque Country34.9-5.5 pts
46Jadranska Hrvatska34.4-9.6 pts
47Catalonia34.3-8 pts
48Basilicata34.2-13.5 pts
49Toscana34+1.3 pts
50Navarre33.9-4.2 pts
51Notio Aigaio33.5-0.3 pts
52Prov. Hainaut33.3-3.4 pts
53Umbria33.1-5.6 pts
54Cantabria32.2-7.4 pts
55Languedoc-Roussillon32.1-0.5 pts
56Podkarpackie Series break31.6-6.8 pts
57Marche31-1 pts
58Nord-Pas de Calais30.5+0.2 pts
59Východné Slovensko30-1.5 pts
60Lombardia29.9-2.4 pts
61Sud-Muntenia29.8-2.5 pts
62Kýpros29.1-3.7 pts
63Champagne-Ardenne29-1.3 pts
64Sud-Est28.9-0.4 pts
65Alsace28.8+1.6 pts
66Friuli-Venezia Giulia28.5-0.2 pts
67Haute-Normandie28.2+4.3 pts
68Norte27.8-5.3 pts
69Sud-Vest Oltenia27.5+0.2 pts
70Picardie26.8+4.1 pts
71Prov. Namur26.5-9 pts
72Bourgogne25.6+3.2 pts
72Centre - Val de Loire25.6+1.3 pts
74Prov. Luxembourg (BE)25.5+5.9 pts
75Lorraine24.9-4.1 pts
76Grad Zagreb24.8n/a
77Świętokrzyskie Series break24.7-1.1 pts
78Midi-Pyrénées24.4+1 pts
78Prov. Liège24.4-6.3 pts
80Provincia Autonoma di Trento24.2+0.6 pts
81Aquitaine24+0.9 pts
82Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break23.9-0.2 pts
83Centru23.7-4.7 pts
83Poitou-Charentes23.7-0.4 pts
85Észak-Alföld23.3-1.8 pts
86Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi23.2-1.9 pts
86Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur23.2-0.9 pts
86Stredné Slovensko23.2-7.3 pts
89Zachodniopomorskie Series break23.1-0.2 pts
90Sjeverna Hrvatska23n/a
91Lubelskie Series break22.7-6.3 pts
92Ile-de-France22.5-0.6 pts
93Prov. Brabant wallon22.4-4.1 pts
94Franche-Comté22.3-2 pts
95Emilia-Romagna22-7.4 pts
96Basse-Normandie21.9+3.4 pts
97Norra Mellansverige21.8-1.5 pts
98Pays de la Loire21.7-2 pts
99Mellersta Norrland21.6+1.6 pts
100Yuzhen tsentralen21.5-1.3 pts
101Länsi-Suomi21.4-2.7 pts
102Rhône-Alpes21.3+1 pts
103Sydsverige21-2.1 pts
104Bretagne20.4+1.7 pts
105Wien20.3+2.3 pts
106Etelä-Suomi20-2.7 pts
106Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break20+1.4 pts
108Bucureşti-Ilfov19.8+5.2 pts
109Östra Mellansverige19.3-2.8 pts
110Småland med öarna19+1.6 pts
111Luxembourg18.9+1.6 pts
111Podlaskie Series break18.9+0.4 pts
113Veneto18.7-5.9 pts
114Prov. Antwerpen18.5+2.7 pts
115Severen tsentralen18.4-4.9 pts
116Västsverige18.1-0.6 pts
117Stockholm17.7-1.6 pts
118Pomorskie Series break17.4-1.2 pts
118Vest17.4-2.4 pts
120Latvija17.3+1 pts
120Yugoiztochen17.3-12.4 pts
122Małopolskie Series break17.1-3.8 pts
123Helsinki-Uusimaa17-2.1 pts
123Mazowiecki regionalny Series break17-6 pts
123Śląskie Series break17-1.5 pts
126Eastern and Midland16.8-1 pts
126Northern and Western16.8-5.8 pts
126Southern16.8-6 pts
129Dél-Alföld16.7-5.2 pts
130Flevoland16.6+2.1 pts
131Severoiztochen16.4-4.1 pts
132Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas16.1-2.1 pts
133Západné Slovensko15.9-5.9 pts
134Nord-Vest15.7-3 pts
135Zahodna Slovenija15.4-0.1 pts
136Bratislavský kraj15.3+0.8 pts
137Prov. Vlaams-Brabant15.2-2.3 pts
138Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen15.1-1.3 pts
138Sjælland Series break15.1+2.1 pts
138Vzhodna Slovenija15.1-1.9 pts
141Auvergne15-4.3 pts
141Groningen15+1.8 pts
141Övre Norrland15-4.7 pts
144Dolnośląskie Series break14.8-2.4 pts
144Limousin14.8-8.7 pts
146Eesti14.1-0.3 pts
146Severovýchod14.1+2.5 pts
148Moravskoslezsko13.4-2.8 pts
149Dél-Dunántúl13.2-5.7 pts
150Łódzkie Series break12.7-7.9 pts
151Yugozapaden12.6-2.1 pts
152Friesland (NL)12.3-3.3 pts
153Berlin12.2-3 pts
153Észak-Magyarország12.2-7.8 pts
153Kärnten12.2+2 pts
153Syddanmark Series break12.2-0.7 pts
157Hovedstaden Series break11.9+0.9 pts
158Warszawski stołeczny Series break11.8-1 pts
159Nordjylland Series break11.7-2.5 pts
160Budapest11.6-1 pts
161Overijssel11.3-0.2 pts
162Midtjylland Series break11.1-0.7 pts
163Drenthe10.9-1.7 pts
164Malta10.7-0.9 pts
165Corse10.6-28 pts
165Sachsen-Anhalt10.6-2.5 pts
165Wielkopolskie Series break10.6-5.5 pts
168Limburg (NL)10.40 pts
168Severozápad10.4-7.2 pts
170Steiermark10.2+0.5 pts
171Brandenburg10.1+2.1 pts
171Saarland10.1n/a
171Thüringen10.1+0.5 pts
174Sostinės regionas9.9-1.2 pts
174Střední Čechy9.9-1.3 pts
176Prov. Limburg (BE)9.8-6.4 pts
177Noord-Brabant9.7-0.8 pts
178Gelderland9.4-0.7 pts
179Niederösterreich9.3-1.3 pts
179Noord-Holland9.30 pts
181Braunschweig9.2n/a
181Nord-Est9.2-0.1 pts
183Darmstadt9+2 pts
183Jihovýchod9-4.1 pts
185Prov. West-Vlaanderen8.9-1.7 pts
186Jihozápad8.8-0.1 pts
186Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen8.8-3.1 pts
188Střední Morava8.7-1.9 pts
189Hannover8.5+0.8 pts
190Nyugat-Dunántúl8.4-3.9 pts
191Rheinhessen-Pfalz8.3-1.4 pts
192Salzburg8.1n/a
193Arnsberg8-1.4 pts
193Düsseldorf8-0.9 pts
195Gießen7.7n/a
195Koblenz7.7n/a
197Oberösterreich7.6-1.4 pts
198Hamburg7.5+0.1 pts
198Schleswig-Holstein7.5-0.7 pts
200Praha7.4-3.2 pts
201Münster7.3-0.9 pts
202Közép-Dunántúl7.2-2.5 pts
202Tirol7.2n/a
204Zeeland7-1.1 pts
205Köln6.90 pts
206Stuttgart6.5-0.5 pts
207Karlsruhe6.2+0.4 pts
208Detmold6.1-2.4 pts
209Freiburg6+1.3 pts
210Weser-Ems5.6-0.1 pts
211Oberbayern4.6+1.2 pts
211Tübingen4.6-1.4 pts
213Schwaben4.2n/a

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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. 27 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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?

Melilla, with 69.1% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Schwaben, with 4.2% in 2016.

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. 27 regions have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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