Youth Unemployment Rate In the Euro Area decreased to 14.80 percent in January from 15 percent in December of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in Euro Area averaged 19.16 percent from 1993 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 25.60 percent in January of 2013 and a record low of 14.10 percent in February of 2023. source: EUROSTAT

Youth Unemployment Rate in Euro Area is expected to be 14.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 14.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employment Change 0.20 0.20 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 127641.00 128292.80 Thousand Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 75.60 75.90 percent Dec 2025
Labour Cost Index YoY 115.80 123.90 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 2.00 2.00 percent Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 32257.00 31766.70 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 351.38 350.18 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 104.09 104.48 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 10770.00 10954.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.10 6.20 percent Jan 2026
Wage Growth YoY 3.00 3.80 percent Sep 2025
Wages 2654.00 2626.00 EUR/Month Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.80 15.00 percent Jan 2026


Euro Area Youth Unemployment Rate
In Euro Area, youth unemployment rate refers to unemployed persons from 15 to 25 years of age.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
14.80 15.00 25.60 14.10 1993 - 2026 percent Monthly
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