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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Brandenburg had the highest youth unemployment rate of 34 regions in 2004, at 22.6%. Oberbayern had the lowest, at 7.7%. The median was 12.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest22.6Brandenburg
Lowest7.7Oberbayern
Median12.734 regions

All regions, 2004

CSVChart (SVG)

BrandenburgBrandenburg: 22.6 %22.6BerlinBerlin: 21 %21BremenBremen: 20.1 %20.1Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 19.2 %19.2DresdenDresden: 18 %18Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 17.7 %17.7Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 14.8 %14.8HamburgHamburg: 14.3 %14.3ThüringenThüringen: 14.1 %14.1DetmoldDetmold: 14 %14HannoverHannover: 13.8 %13.8OberfrankenOberfranken: 13.4 %13.4KoblenzKoblenz: 13.3 %13.3MünsterMünster: 13.1 %13.1ArnsbergArnsberg: 12.9 %12.9LüneburgLüneburg: 12.8 %12.8GießenGießen: 12.7 %12.7SaarlandSaarland: 12.7 %12.7DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 12.5 %12.5UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 12.5 %12.5DarmstadtDarmstadt: 12.2 %12.2KasselKassel: 11.7 %11.7Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 11.6 %11.6FreiburgFreiburg: 11.2 %11.2BraunschweigBraunschweig: 10.6 %10.6Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 10 %10TübingenTübingen: 9.9 %9.9KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 9.4 %9.4KölnKöln: 9.4 %9.4StuttgartStuttgart: 8.6 %8.6NiederbayernNiederbayern: 8.5 %8.5SchwabenSchwaben: 8.2 %8.2MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 7.9 %7.9OberbayernOberbayern: 7.7 %7.7
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2004 (%)Change on 2003
1Brandenburg22.6+3.2 pts
2Berlin21-0.4 pts
3Bremen20.1+3.5 pts
4Mecklenburg-Vorpommern19.2-0.6 pts
5Dresden18+0.4 pts
6Sachsen-Anhalt17.7+2.5 pts
7Schleswig-Holstein14.8+5.1 pts
8Hamburg14.3+5.1 pts
9Thüringen14.1+1.7 pts
10Detmold14+3.7 pts
11Hannover13.8+5.9 pts
12Oberfranken13.4+2.7 pts
13Koblenz13.3+3.5 pts
14Münster13.1+3.4 pts
15Arnsberg12.9+5 pts
16Lüneburg12.8+2.5 pts
17Gießen12.7+1.6 pts
17Saarland12.7+1.8 pts
19Düsseldorf12.50 pts
19Unterfranken12.5+4.3 pts
21Darmstadt12.2+2.4 pts
22Kassel11.7-0.6 pts
23Rheinhessen-Pfalz11.6+5.8 pts
24Freiburg11.2+5.2 pts
25Braunschweig10.6-2.7 pts
26Weser-Ems10+0.8 pts
27Tübingen9.9+1.9 pts
28Karlsruhe9.4+2.4 pts
28Köln9.4-2.7 pts
30Stuttgart8.6+0.4 pts
31Niederbayern8.5+1 pts
32Schwaben8.2+0.9 pts
33Mittelfranken7.9+2.1 pts
34Oberbayern7.7+1.4 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. 3 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2004 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?

Brandenburg, with 22.6% in 2004, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Oberbayern, with 7.7% in 2004.

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. 3 regions have no value for 2004 and are not ranked.

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