European Union, Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 2025: 15.2 %
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in European Union was 15.2 % in 2025. That is +0.2 % against 2024. Source: Eurostat une_rt_a, published 2026-09-10.
Questions and answers
- What is the latest figure for Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in European Union?
- 15.2 % (2025), according to Eurostat.
- How has it changed since 2024?
- From 15.0 % to 15.2 %, a change of +0.2 %.
What the number means
How large a share of young people in the labour force is looking for work.
Earlier periods
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.2 % |
| 2024 | 15.0 % |
| 2023 | 14.6 % |
| 2022 | 14.6 % |
| 2021 | 16.7 % |
| 2020 | 17.6 % |
| 2019 | 15.7 % |
| 2018 | 16.7 % |
| 2017 | 18.6 % |
| 2016 | 20.7 % |
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Open the table at Eurostat
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EU rules behind this number
- AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Annex III, point 4): AI used for hiring, promotion or dismissal is high-risk under the AI Act. Duties, exemptions and fines
- GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (Art. 88): Member states may set their own rules for employee data.
Other series for this region
- Gross domestic product per inhabitant
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
- Consumer price change, annual average
- Unemployment rate
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation
- Population on 1 January
- Government debt, share of GDP
- Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP
- Hourly labour cost
- House price change, annual
- Unemployment rate, monthly
- Inflation, monthly
- House price change, quarterly
Same series, other regions
- Romania
- Spain
- Sweden
- Finland
- Luxembourg
- Estonia
- Italy
- France
- Portugal
- Greece
- Croatia
- Belgium
- Slovakia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Norway
- Hungary
- Denmark
- Cyprus
- Bulgaria
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Ireland
- Austria
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
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