As of August 2024, there were approximately 2.76 million unemployed people under the age of 25 in the European Union. During this time period, youth unemployed peaked in November 2012, when it reached 4.97 million people.
Youth unemployment figures in the European Union from January 2000 to August 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of unemployed in thousands
Aug 24
2,766
Jul 24
2,816
Jun 24
2,832
May 24
2,869
Apr 24
2,866
Mar 24
2,886
Feb 24
2,893
Jan 24
2,894
Dec 23
2,918
Nov 23
2,863
Oct 23
2,938
Sep 23
2,879
Aug 23
2,868
Jul 23
2,809
Jun 23
2,800
May 23
2,741
Apr 23
2,688
Mar 23
2,689
Feb 23
2,716
Jan 23
2,734
Dec 22
2,772
Nov 22
2,779
Oct 22
2,764
Sep 22
2,861
Aug 22
2,812
Jul 22
2,745
Jun 22
2,762
May 22
2,646
Apr 22
2,689
Mar 22
2,679
Feb 22
2,645
Jan 22
2,668
Dec 21
2,661
Nov 21
2,734
Oct 21
2,787
Sep 21
2,829
Aug 21
2,868
Jul 21
2,958
Jun 21
3,042
May 21
3,137
Apr 21
3,273
Mar 21
3,237
Feb 21
3,201
Jan 21
3,221
Dec 20
3,184
Nov 20
3,139
Oct 20
3,166
Sep 20
3,241
Aug 20
3,385
Jul 20
3,320
Jun 20
3,147
May 20
2,952
Apr 20
2,861
Mar 20
2,768
Feb 20
2,880
Jan 20
2,875
Dec 19
2,877
Nov 19
2,870
Oct 19
2,842
Sep 19
2,806
Aug 19
2,767
Jul 19
2,810
Jun 19
2,810
May 19
2,869
Apr 19
2,895
Mar 19
2,935
Feb 19
2,945
Jan 19
2,941
Dec 18
2,942
Nov 18
2,968
Oct 18
3,054
Sep 18
3,021
Aug 18
3,049
Jul 18
3,025
Jun 18
3,045
May 18
3,030
Apr 18
3,066
Mar 18
3,121
Feb 18
3,154
Jan 18
3,187
Dec 17
3,247
Nov 17
3,286
Oct 17
3,299
Sep 17
3,322
Aug 17
3,326
Jul 17
3,352
Jun 17
3,401
May 17
3,501
Apr 17
3,479
Mar 17
3,484
Feb 17
3,499
Jan 17
3,546
Dec 16
3,622
Nov 16
3,735
Oct 16
3,674
Sep 16
3,716
Aug 16
3,760
Jul 16
3,817
Jun 16
3,805
May 16
3,864
Apr 16
3,877
Mar 16
3,889
Feb 16
3,929
Jan 16
3,927
Dec 15
3,983
Nov 15
3,979
Oct 15
4,087
Sep 15
4,066
Aug 15
4,043
Jul 15
4,067
Jun 15
4,139
May 15
4,110
Apr 15
4,184
Mar 15
4,298
Feb 15
4,327
Jan 15
4,309
Dec 14
4,334
Nov 14
4,432
Oct 14
4,405
Sep 14
4,444
Aug 14
4,428
Jul 14
4,524
Jun 14
4,513
May 14
4,535
Apr 14
4,574
Mar 14
4,672
Feb 14
4,687
Jan 14
4,764
Dec 13
4,743
Nov 13
4,781
Oct 13
4,796
Sep 13
4,837
Aug 13
4,797
Jul 13
4,843
Jun 13
4,842
May 13
4,826
Apr 13
4,904
Mar 13
4,901
Feb 13
4,961
Jan 13
4,980
Dec 12
4,923
Nov 12
4,978
Oct 12
4,928
Sep 12
4,876
Aug 12
4,840
Jul 12
4,792
Jun 12
4,746
May 12
4,803
Apr 12
4,718
Mar 12
4,719
Feb 12
4,661
Jan 12
4,656
Dec 11
4,625
Nov 11
4,609
Oct 11
4,596
Sep 11
4,530
Aug 11
4,499
Jul 11
4,546
Jun 11
4,482
May 11
4,462
Apr 11
4,474
Mar 11
4,518
Feb 11
4,512
Jan 11
4,489
Dec 10
4,506
Nov 10
4,490
Oct 10
4,533
Sep 10
4,583
Aug 10
4,578
Jul 10
4,587
Jun 10
4,654
May 10
4,673
Apr 10
4,711
Mar 10
4,670
Feb 10
4,726
Jan 10
4,699
Dec 09
4,638
Nov 09
4,662
Oct 09
4,676
Sep 09
4,701
Aug 09
4,672
Jul 09
4,637
Jun 09
4,566
May 09
4,573
Apr 09
4,491
Mar 09
4,411
Feb 09
4,293
Jan 09
4,158
Dec 08
3,937
Nov 08
3,873
Oct 08
3,735
Sep 08
3,670
Aug 08
3,619
Jul 08
3,593
Jun 08
3,616
May 08
3,531
Apr 08
3,505
Mar 08
3,479
Feb 08
3,481
Jan 08
3,498
Dec 07
3,532
Nov 07
3,527
Oct 07
3,572
Sep 07
3,601
Aug 07
3,659
Jul 07
3,665
Jun 07
3,678
May 07
3,687
Apr 07
3,690
Mar 07
3,778
Feb 07
3,818
Jan 07
3,885
Dec 06
3,942
Nov 06
4,045
Oct 06
4,069
Sep 06
4,154
Aug 06
4,161
Jul 06
4,156
Jun 06
4,191
May 06
4,269
Apr 06
4,324
Mar 06
4,376
Feb 06
4,415
Jan 06
4,440
Dec 05
4,512
Nov 05
4,521
Oct 05
4,575
Sep 05
4,619
Aug 05
4,609
Jul 05
4,676
Jun 05
4,738
May 05
4,746
Apr 05
4,759
Mar 05
4,731
Feb 05
4,744
Jan 05
4,713
Dec 04
4,726
Nov 04
4,772
Oct 04
4,776
Sep 04
4,768
Aug 04
4,781
Jul 04
4,793
Jun 04
4,808
May 04
4,809
Apr 04
4,848
Mar 04
4,851
Feb 04
4,811
Jan 04
4,825
Dec 03
4,727
Nov 03
4,684
Oct 03
4,646
Sep 03
4,666
Aug 03
4,676
Jul 03
4,707
Jun 03
4,757
May 03
4,723
Apr 03
4,728
Mar 03
4,665
Feb 03
4,632
Jan 03
4,653
Dec 02
4,558
Nov 02
4,572
Oct 02
4,584
Sep 02
4,594
Aug 02
4,594
Jul 02
4,572
Jun 02
4,525
May 02
4,488
Apr 02
4,513
Mar 02
4,514
Feb 02
4,524
Jan 02
4,541
Dec 01
4,535
Nov 01
4,524
Oct 01
4,515
Sep 01
4,506
Aug 01
4,495
Jul 01
4,458
Jun 01
4,436
May 01
4,434
Apr 01
4,430
Mar 01
4,422
Feb 01
4,427
Jan 01
4,404
Dec 00
4,430
Nov 00
4,453
Oct 00
4,454
Sep 00
4,483
Aug 00
4,504
Jul 00
4,511
Jun 00
4,542
May 00
4,535
Apr 00
4,551
Mar 00
4,537
Feb 00
4,578
Jan 00
4,617
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Eurostat. (October 7, 2024). Youth unemployment figures in the European Union from January 2000 to August 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275315/youth-unemployment-figures-in-the-eu-and-euro-area/
Eurostat. "Youth unemployment figures in the European Union from January 2000 to August 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275315/youth-unemployment-figures-in-the-eu-and-euro-area/
Eurostat. (2024). Youth unemployment figures in the European Union from January 2000 to August 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275315/youth-unemployment-figures-in-the-eu-and-euro-area/
Eurostat. "Youth Unemployment Figures in The European Union from January 2000 to August 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275315/youth-unemployment-figures-in-the-eu-and-euro-area/
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