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Monthly youth unemployment rate, under 25 (seasonally adjusted)

Unemployed people under 25 as a share of the labour force of that age, each month, seasonally adjusted.

Unit: % of the labour force under 25 Frequency: Monthly Coverage: 36 countries and 1 group January 1983 to October 2026 Source: Eurostat
Highest in September 2026 29.2% North Macedonia Lowest in September 2026 3.5% Japan
European Union, September 2026 15.5% Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for September 2026 32 Updated by the source on 5 November 2026

32 countries have a value for September 2026, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.

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% of the labour force under 25. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Monthly youth unemployment rate, under 25 (seasonally adjusted) (% of the labour force under 25), January 2017 to September 2026 – most recent 40 periods; the CSV has all of them
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
September 2026 15.5% 7.5% 21.9% 22.8%
August 2026 15.4% 7.5% 20.8% 22.7%
July 2026 15.3% 7.6% 21.0% 22.8%
June 2026 15.7% 7.6% 21.4% 23.4%
May 2026 15.6% 7.6% 21.7% 24.0%
April 2026 15.5% 7.6% 21.7% 24.0%
March 2026 15.8% 7.6% 21.3% 24.3%
February 2026 15.6% 7.5% 21.0% 24.3%
January 2026 15.4% 7.5% 21.0% 24.0%
December 2025 15.3% 7.4% 21.2% 23.7%
November 2025 15.4% 7.3% 21.3% 23.6%
October 2025 15.6% 7.2% 21.3% 24.1%
September 2025 15.4% 7.1% 20.3% 24.7%
August 2025 15.3% 7.0% 19.6% 25.1%
July 2025 15.0% 6.9% 19.1% 25.1%
June 2025 15.0% 6.8% 19.1% 24.6%
May 2025 14.9% 6.8% 19.2% 24.6%
April 2025 14.9% 6.8% 18.9% 24.8%
March 2025 15.1% 6.8% 18.9% 26.0%
February 2025 15.2% 6.8% 20.1% 26.2%
January 2025 15.1% 6.8% 18.5% 26.2%
December 2024 14.7% 6.8% 18.2% 25.7%
November 2024 14.9% 6.8% 18.3% 25.4%
October 2024 14.8% 6.8% 19.0% 25.6%
September 2024 15.3% 6.8% 20.2% 26.1%
August 2024 15.3% 6.8% 20.6% 26.6%
July 2024 15.3% 6.7% 20.1% 27.0%
June 2024 14.8% 6.6% 18.8% 26.7%
May 2024 14.8% 6.6% 17.7% 26.7%
April 2024 14.7% 6.5% 17.5% 26.7%
March 2024 14.8% 6.3% 18.0% 26.7%
February 2024 14.9% 6.2% 18.3% 27.3%
January 2024 14.9% 6.1% 18.2% 28.0%
December 2023 15.1% 6.0% 17.7% 28.7%
November 2023 14.8% 5.9% 17.4% 29.1%
October 2023 15.0% 5.9% 17.2% 29.1%
September 2023 14.8% 5.8% 17.4% 28.4%
August 2023 14.8% 5.8% 17.9% 27.9%
July 2023 14.5% 5.8% 17.8% 28.0%
June 2023 14.6% 5.8% 17.4% 28.0%

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In short

  • Among the 32 countries with a value for September 2026, the highest is North Macedonia (29.2%) and the lowest Japan (3.5%).
  • Half of the countries are above 15.5% and half below.
  • From August 2026 to September 2026 the value rose in 14 countries and fell in 8.
  • The figure for the European Union was 15.5% in September 2026, against 15.4% in September 2021 (+0.1 percentage points).

About this measure

Definition
Unemployed people under 25 as a share of the labour force of that age, each month, seasonally adjusted.
Population covered
Labour force under 25
Unit
% of the labour force under 25
Frequency
Monthly
Changes are shown as
Percentage points (the difference between two rates)

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
une_rt_m · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=M s_adj=SA age=Y_LT25 sex=T unit=PC_ACT
Observation period
January 1983 to October 2026
Provider update
5 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in September 2026 Every value is for September 2026, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 North Macedonia 29.2%
  2. 2 Finland 25.2%
  3. 3 Estonia 23.9%
  4. 4 Spain 22.8%
  5. 5 Luxembourg 22.0%
  6. 6 France 21.9%
  7. 7 Sweden 21.7%
  8. 8 Italy 19.9%
  9. 9 Portugal 19.1%
  10. 10 Belgium 18.0%
  11. 11 Slovakia 17.7%
  12. 12 Greece 17.3%
  13. 13 Norway 16.7%
  14. 14 Latvia 16.5%
  15. 15 Denmark 16.2%
  16. 16 Croatia 16.1%
  17. 17 Türkiye 14.8%
  18. 18 Hungary 14.6%
  19. 19 Slovenia 14.6%
  20. 20 Lithuania 14.0%
  21. 21 Bulgaria 13.0%
  22. 22 Austria 12.8%
  23. 23 Iceland 12.6%
  24. 24 Ireland 11.4%
  25. 25 Cyprus 11.3%
  26. 26 Poland 11.3%
  27. 27 United States 9.9%
  28. 28 Malta 9.6%
  29. 29 Czechia 8.9%
  30. 30 Netherlands 8.8%
  31. 31 Germany 7.5%
  32. 32 Japan 3.5%
  33. European Union 15.5%
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