Youth Unemployment
Europe Ranking
ages 15-24Source: IMF
Definition of Youth Unemployment
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
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1 ↑ | Georgia | 39.71 | 2020 | 6 | 30.03 |
2 ↑ | Spain | 38.51 | 2020 | 4 | 32.68 |
3 ↓ | Macedonia | 36.88 | 2020 | 1 | 35.52 |
4 ↑ | Armenia | 36.59 | 2020 | 5 | 32.49 |
5 ↑ | Montenegro | 36.4 | 2020 | 10 | 25.35 |
6 ↓ | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.24 | 2020 | 3 | 33.41 |
7 ↓ | Greece | 34.92 | 2020 | 2 | 35.16 |
8 | Albania | 30.32 | 2020 | 8 | 27.02 |
9 ↓ | Italy | 29.48 | 2020 | 7 | 29.22 |
10 ↓ | Serbia | 25.99 | 2020 | 9 | 26.93 |
11 | Sweden | 24.11 | 2020 | 11 | 20.22 |
12 ↑ | Luxembourg | 23.07 | 2020 | 15 | 16.84 |
13 | Portugal | 22.62 | 2020 | 13 | 18.31 |
14 | Finland | 21.21 | 2020 | 14 | 17.08 |
15 ↑ | Croatia | 21.17 | 2020 | 17 | 16.68 |
16 ↓ | France | 20.18 | 2020 | 12 | 19.51 |
17 ↑ | Lithuania | 19.7 | 2020 | 25 | 11.89 |
18 ↑ | Slovakia | 19.36 | 2020 | 19 | 16.1 |
19 ↓ | Angola | 18.09 | 2020 | 18 | 16.61 |
20 ↑ | Estonia | 17.93 | 2020 | 27 | 11.1 |
21 ↓ | Romania | 17.38 | 2020 | 15 | 16.84 |
21 ↓ | Cyprus | 17.38 | 2020 | 20 | 15.93 |
23 ↓ | Ukraine | 16.84 | 2020 | 21 | 15.43 |
24 ↓ | Belgium | 15.36 | 2020 | 22 | 14.28 |
24 ↓ | Ireland | 15.36 | 2020 | 23 | 12.56 |
26 ↓ | Latvia | 14.94 | 2020 | 24 | 12.48 |
27 ↑ | Slovenia | 14.25 | 2020 | 38 | 8.16 |
28 ↑ | Bulgaria | 14.2 | 2020 | 35 | 8.89 |
29 ↓ | United Kingdom | 13.51 | 2020 | 28 | 11.09 |
30 ↓ | Hungary | 12.77 | 2020 | 26 | 11.4 |
31 | Denmark | 11.6 | 2020 | 31 | 10.05 |
32 | Norway | 11.25 | 2020 | 32 | 9.89 |
33 ↓ | Belarus | 11.22 | 2020 | 30 | 10.21 |
34 ↓ | Moldova | 10.85 | 2020 | 29 | 10.41 |
35 ↓ | Poland | 10.81 | 2020 | 33 | 9.85 |
36 ↓ | Malta | 10.73 | 2020 | 34 | 9.35 |
37 ↓ | Austria | 10.43 | 2020 | 36 | 8.51 |
38 ↓ | Iceland | 9.88 | 2020 | 37 | 8.47 |
39 ↑ | Netherlands | 9.2 | 2020 | 40 | 6.78 |
40 ↓ | Switzerland | 8.6 | 2020 | 39 | 7.98 |
41 ↑ | Czech Republic | 7.97 | 2020 | 42 | 5.63 |
42 ↓ | Germany | 7.21 | 2020 | 41 | 5.76 |
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.