What is the euro-area average youth unemployment rate?

The euro-area average is 15.0%.

Eurozone youth unemployment rate by country

Youth unemployment rate across the euro area (periods shown: June 2026 · August 2026) ranges from 28.4% (Estonia) down to 7.4% (Germany), against a euro-area average of 15.0%.

					12-mo trend
🇪🇪Estonia	28.4%August 2026	28.5%	▼ 0.1	▲ 6.1	▲
🇫🇮Finland	22.8%August 2026	23.4%	▼ 0.6	▲ 0.6	▲
🇪🇸Spain	22.7%August 2026	22.8%	▼ 0.1	▼ 2.2	▼
🇱🇺Luxembourg	20.8%August 2026	20.2%	▲ 0.6	▲ 2.5	▲
🇫🇷France	20.6%August 2026	20.8%	▼ 0.2	▲ 1.4	▲
🇮🇹Italy	20.3%August 2026	19.7%	▲ 0.6	▲ 0.1	▲
🇵🇹Portugal	19.8%August 2026	21.0%	▼ 1.2	▲ 0.9	▲
🇧🇪Belgium	19.1%June 2026	19.1%	0.0	▲ 3.6	▲
🇸🇰Slovakia	17.4%August 2026	18.0%	▼ 0.6	▲ 1.8	▲
🇭🇷Croatia	16.4%June 2026	16.4%	0.0	▼ 1.7	▼
🇱🇻Latvia	16.0%August 2026	15.4%	▲ 0.6	▲ 3.7	▲
🇬🇷Greece	15.6%August 2026	16.5%	▼ 0.9	▼ 5.8	▼
🇸🇮Slovenia	14.3%June 2026	14.3%	0.0	▲ 3.1	▲
🇧🇬Bulgaria	13.5%August 2026	13.9%	▼ 0.4	▼ 1.4	▼
🇦🇹Austria	13.1%August 2026	12.3%	▲ 0.8	▲ 0.8	▲
🇱🇹Lithuania	12.5%August 2026	12.1%	▲ 0.4	▼ 0.6	▼
🇮🇪Ireland	12.3%August 2026	12.4%	▼ 0.1	▼ 0.4	▼
🇨🇾Cyprus	11.9%June 2026	11.9%	0.0	▼ 3.2	▼
🇲🇹Malta	9.7%August 2026	9.7%	0.0	▲ 0.3	▲
🇳🇱Netherlands	8.8%August 2026	8.6%	▲ 0.2	▲ 0.2	▲
🇩🇪Germany	7.4%August 2026	7.4%	0.0	▲ 0.3	▲

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Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · released 2026-10-01 · modifications: none

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Frequently asked questions

Which euro-area country has the highest youth unemployment rate?: Estonia, at 28.4%.
Which euro-area country has the lowest youth unemployment rate?: Germany, at 7.4%.
What is the euro-area average youth unemployment rate?: The euro-area average is 15.0%.