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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Berlin had the highest youth unemployment rate of 36 regions in 2009, at 17.5%. Tübingen had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 10.85% and the figure for Germany was 11.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17.5Berlin
Lowest5.8Tübingen
Median10.8536 regions
Germany11.9History

All regions, 2009

CSVChart (SVG)

BerlinBerlin: 17.5 %17.5BrandenburgBrandenburg: 17.2 %17.2DresdenDresden: 16.5 %16.5Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 16.1 %16.1Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 15.1 %15.1LeipzigLeipzig: 14.9 %14.9SaarlandSaarland: 14.8 %14.8ArnsbergArnsberg: 14.1 %14.1OberfrankenOberfranken: 13.6 %13.6ChemnitzChemnitz: 13.2 %13.2DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 13.1 %13.1GießenGießen: 12.9 %12.9DetmoldDetmold: 12.1 %12.1HannoverHannover: 11.9 %11.9Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 11.7 %11.7ThüringenThüringen: 11.5 %11.5KasselKassel: 11.3 %11.3KoblenzKoblenz: 10.9 %10.9BraunschweigBraunschweig: 10.8 %10.8DarmstadtDarmstadt: 10.8 %10.8MünsterMünster: 10.8 %10.8KölnKöln: 10.6 %10.6Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 10.6 %10.6HamburgHamburg: 10.4 %10.4KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 9.8 %9.8UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 9.7 %9.7LüneburgLüneburg: 9.5 %9.5StuttgartStuttgart: 9.5 %9.5MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 9.4 %9.4Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 9.3 %9.3NiederbayernNiederbayern: 7.3 %7.3SchwabenSchwaben: 7.1 %7.1OberpfalzOberpfalz: 7 %7FreiburgFreiburg: 6.7 %6.7OberbayernOberbayern: 6.4 %6.4TübingenTübingen: 5.8 %5.8
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2009 (%)Change on 2008
1Berlin17.5-0.4 pts
2Brandenburg17.2+2.6 pts
3Dresden16.5-1.3 pts
4Sachsen-Anhalt16.1-2.1 pts
5Mecklenburg-Vorpommern15.1+0.1 pts
6Leipzig14.9-1.9 pts
7Saarland14.8+0.8 pts
8Arnsberg14.1+2 pts
9Oberfranken13.6+5 pts
10Chemnitz13.2+0.9 pts
11Düsseldorf13.1+0.4 pts
12Gießen12.9+0.5 pts
13Detmold12.1+0.2 pts
14Hannover11.9+0.9 pts
15Rheinhessen-Pfalz11.7+1.9 pts
16Thüringen11.5-0.3 pts
17Kassel11.3+1 pts
18Koblenz10.9+1.2 pts
19Braunschweig10.8-0.5 pts
19Darmstadt10.8+0.7 pts
19Münster10.8+2 pts
22Köln10.6-0.2 pts
22Schleswig-Holstein10.6-0.7 pts
24Hamburg10.4-1.8 pts
25Karlsruhe9.8+3.3 pts
26Unterfranken9.7+2.9 pts
27Lüneburg9.5-1.8 pts
27Stuttgart9.5+2.6 pts
29Mittelfranken9.4+2.1 pts
30Weser-Ems9.3+0.1 pts
31Niederbayern7.3n/a
32Schwaben7.1+0.8 pts
33Oberpfalz7n/a
34Freiburg6.7+0.4 pts
35Oberbayern6.4+1.4 pts
36Tübingen5.8-0.9 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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2009 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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Which region has the highest youth unemployment rate?

Berlin, with 17.5% in 2009, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Tübingen, with 5.8% in 2009.

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. 1 regions have no value for 2009 and are not ranked.

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