Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Norway

The youth unemployment rate in Norway was 14.0% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.

Measure: Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 Unit: % of the labour force aged 15 to 24 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Norway, 2025 14.0% % of the labour force aged 15 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.9percentage points 2024: 12.1%
European Union, 2025 15.2% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 14.5% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2025 20th of 34 See the full ranking

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Norway 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.

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 (% of the labour force aged 15 to 24), 2009 to 2025
Period NorwayEuropean Union
2025 14.0% 15.2%
2024 12.1% 15.0%
2023 11.0% 14.6%
2022 10.0% 14.6%
2021 12.6% 16.7%
2020 13.2% 17.6%
2019 11.7% 15.7%
2018 11.4% 16.7%
2017 12.6% 18.6%
2016 13.0% 20.7%
2015 12.3% 22.4%
2014 10.0% 24.1%
2013 11.5% 25.2%
2012 10.7% 24.4%
2011 10.7% 22.5%
2010 11.8% 22.4%
2009 11.0% 21.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.9 percentage points from 12.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 12.3%, the figure has changed by +1.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Norway has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
une_rt_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-24 unit=PC_ACT
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Norway
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat