tesem070 · 2005–2025

Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)

Eurostat tesem070 — Youth employment rate (age group 20-29). Data range: 2005 to 2025.

At a glance

In 2025, the EU-27 figure for youth employment rate (age group 20-29) was 65.6 .

That is a 0.5% fell versus 2024 (65.9).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 7.0% higher.

Across member states, Netherlands reported the highest value (84.0, 2025) and Italy the lowest (47.6, 2025) — a ratio of 1.8× between the two ends of the range.

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EU-27 · 2025

65.6

HIGHEST · 2025

Netherlands

84.0

LOWEST · 2025

Italy

47.6

Map · 2025

47.6 84.0

Ranking · 2025

2025 ranking · 28 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

Netherlands 84
Malta 82.1
Germany 77
Ireland 76.1
Denmark 74.8
Austria 74.6
Cyprus 72.3
Estonia 72.2
Lithuania 71.4
Sweden 69.9
Latvia 69.5
Poland 69.1
European Union (27) 65.6

Country × year heatmap · all values

36.7 84.4

Member states · ranked by latest value

By year

Source: Eurostat · tesem070