ILO estimate of youth unemployment in United Kingdom
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in United Kingdom at 14.6% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2015.
United Kingdom, 2025
14.6%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
13.8%
Position in 2025
76th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.6% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 14.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 15.2%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, United Kingdom has the 76th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
4.9%
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Usual weekly working hours
37.0 hours per week
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Part-time employment
24.4%
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Monthly youth unemployment
14.5%
September 2020 · Eurostat
UK unemployment rate
4.7%
July 2026 · ONS