🇫🇷France youth unemployment rate
France's youth unemployment rate is 21.1% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data. It fell from 21.3% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 16.3% to 26.7%. That is 6.3 percentage points above the euro-area average of 14.8% — the 4th of 21 member states that report it.
Youth unemployment rate · France
21.1%
vs prev
▼ 0.2pp
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through June 2026 · released 2026-07-30 · 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 21.1% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does France's youth unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 4th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 14.8%.
- Is France's youth unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It fell from 21.3% to 21.1% in the latest reading (June 2026).