🇫🇷France youth unemployment rate
France's youth unemployment rate is 20.6% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data. It fell from 20.8% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 16.3% to 26.4%. That is 5.6 percentage points above the euro-area average of 15.0% — the 5th of 21 member states that report it.
Youth unemployment rate · France
20.6%
vs prev
▼ 0.2 pp
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through August 2026 · released 2026-10-01 · modifications: none
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France youth unemployment rate — frequently asked questions
- What is France's youth unemployment rate?
- France's youth unemployment rate is 20.6% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does France's youth unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 5th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 15.0%.
- Is France's youth unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It fell from 20.8% to 20.6% in the latest reading (August 2026).
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