Monthly youth unemployment in Spain
The seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in Spain was 22.8% in September 2026.
Spain, September 2026
22.8%
Change from August 2026
+0.1percentage points
European Union, September 2026
15.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), September 2026
16.2%
Position in September 2026
4th of 32
Monthly youth unemployment in Spain over time
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% of the labour force under 25. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 22.8% | 15.5% |
| August 2026 | 22.7% | 15.4% |
| July 2026 | 22.8% | 15.3% |
| June 2026 | 23.4% | 15.7% |
| May 2026 | 24.0% | 15.6% |
| April 2026 | 24.0% | 15.5% |
| March 2026 | 24.3% | 15.8% |
| February 2026 | 24.3% | 15.6% |
| January 2026 | 24.0% | 15.4% |
| December 2025 | 23.7% | 15.3% |
| November 2025 | 23.6% | 15.4% |
| October 2025 | 24.1% | 15.6% |
| September 2025 | 24.7% | 15.4% |
| August 2025 | 25.1% | 15.3% |
| July 2025 | 25.1% | 15.0% |
| June 2025 | 24.6% | 15.0% |
| May 2025 | 24.6% | 14.9% |
| April 2025 | 24.8% | 14.9% |
| March 2025 | 26.0% | 15.1% |
| February 2025 | 26.2% | 15.2% |
| January 2025 | 26.2% | 15.1% |
| December 2024 | 25.7% | 14.7% |
| November 2024 | 25.4% | 14.9% |
| October 2024 | 25.6% | 14.8% |
| September 2024 | 26.1% | 15.3% |
| August 2024 | 26.6% | 15.3% |
| July 2024 | 27.0% | 15.3% |
| June 2024 | 26.7% | 14.8% |
| May 2024 | 26.7% | 14.8% |
| April 2024 | 26.7% | 14.7% |
| March 2024 | 26.7% | 14.8% |
| February 2024 | 27.3% | 14.9% |
| January 2024 | 28.0% | 14.9% |
| December 2023 | 28.7% | 15.1% |
| November 2023 | 29.1% | 14.8% |
| October 2023 | 29.1% | 15.0% |
| September 2023 | 28.4% | 14.8% |
| August 2023 | 27.9% | 14.8% |
| July 2023 | 28.0% | 14.5% |
| June 2023 | 28.0% | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 22.7% in August 2026.
- Since November 2025, when it was 23.6%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for September 2026, Spain has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in September 2026 was 15.5%.
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