ILO estimate of youth unemployment in France
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in France at 18.9% in 2025.
France, 2025
18.9%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
54th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in France over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | France | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.9% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 18.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25.3%, the figure has changed by −6.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, France has the 54th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
More for France
All statistics for France
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
19.8%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
7.7%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.8%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
75.4%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
72.6%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat