Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Cyprus
The youth unemployment rate in Cyprus was 13.5% in 2025.
Cyprus, 2025
13.5%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
23rd of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Cyprus over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cyprus | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.5% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | 21.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 13.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 32.8%, the figure has changed by −19.3 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Cyprus has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
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