Youth unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate) in Europe

38 countries in Europe, 2025. Unit: % of labour force aged 15-24. World ranking →

First in the ranking
4.2 %
Moldova
Median country
14.4 %
half above, half below
World
13.4 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
4.2 to 28.8
Moldova - North Macedonia

How to read it

Across 38 countries in Europe, the highest value is in North Macedonia (28.8 %) and the lowest in Moldova (4.2 %).

The median country is at 14.4 %: half are above, half below.

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

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Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external… · via World Bank WDI (SL.UEM.1524.ZS) · licence

Youth unemployment over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Moldova4.2
2Germany6.9
3Russia7.6
4Malta8.4
5Iceland8.7
6Netherlands8.8
7Switzerland9.0
8Belarus9.2
9Czechia9.2
10Slovenia9.5
11Bulgaria10.2
12Ireland10.5
13Poland10.7
14Austria11.0
15Denmark11.7
16Latvia13.0
17Norway13.4
18Lithuania13.8
19Hungary14.2
20United Kingdom14.6
21Croatia16.5
22Belgium17.8
23Slovakia18.4
24France18.9
25Estonia19.7
26Portugal20.2
27Italy20.5
28Serbia20.9
29Greece21.4
30Luxembourg21.5
31Finland21.5
32Sweden24.3
33Montenegro24.4
34Romania24.5
35Spain24.7
36Albania25.6
37Bosnia and Herzegovina28.2
38North Macedonia28.8
World Bank, WDI · SL.UEM.1524.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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