As of April 2022, there were approximately 2.6 million unemployed people under the age of 25 in the European Union, with 2.12 of these unemployed being in Euro Area countries. During this time period, youth unemployed peaked in November 2012, when it reached 4.98 million people.
Youth unemployment figures in the European Union and Euro Area from January 2000 to April 2022
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
EU
Euro area
Apr 22
2,600
2,122
Mar 22
2,606
2,123
Feb 22
2,591
2,113
Jan 22
2,626
2,141
Dec 21
2,662
2,160
Nov 21
2,718
2,204
Oct 21
2,780
2,255
Sep 21
2,830
2,305
Aug 21
2,898
2,365
Jul 21
2,959
2,423
Jun 21
3,076
2,528
May 21
3,156
2,577
Apr 21
3,285
2,677
Mar 21
3,199
2,602
Feb 21
3,192
2,619
Jan 21
3,230
2,635
Dec 20
3,170
2,594
Nov 20
3,155
2,598
Oct 20
3,167
2,620
Sep 20
3,240
2,693
Aug 20
3,378
2,799
Jul 20
3,299
2,717
Jun 20
3,150
2,568
May 20
2,987
2,440
Apr 20
2,898
2,388
Mar 20
2,786
2,318
Feb 20
2,858
2,353
Jan 20
2,878
2,397
Dec 19
2,864
2,393
Nov 19
2,859
2,373
Oct 19
2,866
2,369
Sep 19
2,811
2,317
Aug 19
2,765
2,277
Jul 19
2,818
2,314
Jun 19
2,805
2,323
May 19
2,879
2,376
Apr 19
2,910
2,405
Mar 19
2,934
2,410
Feb 19
2,941
2,434
Jan 19
2,964
2,441
Dec 18
2,942
2,432
Nov 18
2,964
2,444
Oct 18
3,052
2,527
Sep 18
3,034
2,504
Aug 18
3,042
2,517
Jul 18
3,017
2,490
Jun 18
3,057
2,525
May 18
3,040
2,534
Apr 18
3,073
2,552
Mar 18
3,104
2,583
Feb 18
3,166
2,635
Jan 18
3,193
2,640
Dec 17
3,246
2,656
Nov 17
3,290
2,701
Oct 17
3,292
2,693
Sep 17
3,326
2,724
Aug 17
3,321
2,719
Jul 17
3,348
2,735
Jun 17
3,414
2,790
May 17
3,509
2,856
Apr 17
3,476
2,837
Mar 17
3,502
2,863
Feb 17
3,497
2,848
Jan 17
3,546
2,910
Dec 16
3,637
2,974
Nov 16
3,724
3,063
Oct 16
3,668
2,990
Sep 16
3,730
3,036
Aug 16
3,741
3,025
Jul 16
3,797
3,075
Jun 16
3,812
3,098
May 16
3,880
3,134
Apr 16
3,885
3,150
Mar 16
3,877
3,132
Feb 16
3,954
3,196
Jan 16
3,936
3,167
Dec 15
3,984
3,201
Nov 15
3,980
3,200
Oct 15
4,091
3,280
Sep 15
4,052
3,253
Aug 15
4,044
3,243
Jul 15
4,050
3,232
Jun 15
4,139
3,295
May 15
4,120
3,278
Apr 15
4,203
3,333
Mar 15
4,291
3,395
Feb 15
4,328
3,419
Jan 15
4,323
3,421
Dec 14
4,325
3,439
Nov 14
4,435
3,500
Oct 14
4,395
3,473
Sep 14
4,449
3,493
Aug 14
4,423
3,469
Jul 14
4,521
3,548
Jun 14
4,501
3,502
May 14
4,551
3,574
Apr 14
4,577
3,557
Mar 14
4,676
3,656
Feb 14
4,682
3,650
Jan 14
4,767
3,713
Dec 13
4,762
3,685
Nov 13
4,785
3,700
Oct 13
4,791
3,723
Sep 13
4,842
3,759
Aug 13
4,789
3,696
Jul 13
4,825
3,734
Jun 13
4,845
3,752
May 13
4,837
3,746
Apr 13
4,888
3,783
Mar 13
4,913
3,787
Feb 13
4,957
3,839
Jan 13
4,973
3,856
Dec 12
4,939
3,816
Nov 12
4,978
3,849
Oct 12
4,935
3,820
Sep 12
4,885
3,780
Aug 12
4,818
3,706
Jul 12
4,784
3,699
Jun 12
4,753
3,660
May 12
4,807
3,662
Apr 12
4,719
3,630
Mar 12
4,738
3,643
Feb 12
4,667
3,555
Jan 12
4,652
3,547
Dec 11
4,637
3,522
Nov 11
4,608
3,492
Oct 11
4,568
3,467
Sep 11
4,542
3,446
Aug 11
4,493
3,394
Jul 11
4,531
3,430
Jun 11
4,489
3,395
May 11
4,465
3,379
Apr 11
4,470
3,380
Mar 11
4,520
3,432
Feb 11
4,503
3,417
Jan 11
4,493
3,415
Dec 10
4,511
3,434
Nov 10
4,491
3,423
Oct 10
4,550
3,461
Sep 10
4,576
3,470
Aug 10
4,562
3,463
Jul 10
4,575
3,482
Jun 10
4,642
3,535
May 10
4,675
3,572
Apr 10
4,708
3,590
Mar 10
4,669
3,556
Feb 10
4,722
3,624
Jan 10
4,708
3,606
Dec 09
4,652
3,572
Nov 09
4,670
3,600
Oct 09
4,701
3,635
Sep 09
4,698
3,641
Aug 09
4,655
3,608
Jul 09
4,621
3,598
Jun 09
4,545
3,556
May 09
4,566
3,558
Apr 09
4,490
3,533
Mar 09
4,415
3,485
Feb 09
4,296
3,369
Jan 09
4,144
3,255
Dec 08
3,953
3,116
Nov 08
3,866
3,030
Oct 08
3,736
2,933
Sep 08
3,659
2,866
Aug 08
3,599
2,812
Jul 08
3,594
2,785
Jun 08
3,618
2,771
May 08
3,542
2,731
Apr 08
3,511
2,688
Mar 08
3,484
2,659
Feb 08
3,477
2,651
Jan 08
3,505
2,668
Dec 07
3,541
2,692
Nov 07
3,526
2,682
Oct 07
3,561
2,691
Sep 07
3,603
2,680
Aug 07
3,645
2,718
Jul 07
3,655
2,729
Jun 07
3,687
2,744
May 07
3,689
2,743
Apr 07
3,691
2,739
Mar 07
3,775
2,771
Feb 07
3,814
2,787
Jan 07
3,889
2,845
Dec 06
3,944
2,843
Nov 06
4,049
2,910
Oct 06
4,075
2,919
Sep 06
4,152
2,942
Aug 06
4,156
2,947
Jul 06
4,148
2,934
Jun 06
4,188
2,988
May 06
4,266
3,042
Apr 06
4,318
3,062
Mar 06
4,372
3,099
Feb 06
4,415
3,143
Jan 06
4,442
3,129
Dec 05
4,523
3,175
Nov 05
4,521
3,159
Oct 05
4,580
3,205
Sep 05
4,624
3,245
Aug 05
4,606
3,208
Jul 05
4,665
3,241
Jun 05
4,729
3,281
May 05
4,743
3,257
Apr 05
4,761
3,288
Mar 05
4,742
3,234
Feb 05
4,744
3,250
Jan 05
4,717
3,239
Dec 04
4,736
3,234
Nov 04
4,772
3,254
Oct 04
4,771
3,251
Sep 04
4,776
3,261
Aug 04
4,768
3,239
Jul 04
4,786
3,251
Jun 04
4,814
3,252
May 04
4,811
3,237
Apr 04
4,847
3,240
Mar 04
4,858
3,259
Feb 04
4,813
3,193
Jan 04
4,827
3,189
Dec 03
4,730
3,109
Nov 03
4,683
3,072
Oct 03
4,641
3,062
Sep 03
4,660
3,086
Aug 03
4,666
3,077
Jul 03
4,712
3,121
Jun 03
4,763
3,173
May 03
4,727
3,143
Apr 03
4,731
3,145
Mar 03
4,667
3,069
Feb 03
4,633
3,042
Jan 03
4,655
3,040
Dec 02
4,558
2,909
Nov 02
4,573
2,896
Oct 02
4,584
2,876
Sep 02
4,595
2,848
Aug 02
4,594
2,842
Jul 02
4,571
2,824
Jun 02
4,525
2,808
May 02
4,487
2,790
Apr 02
4,515
2,797
Mar 02
4,514
2,784
Feb 02
4,524
2,798
Jan 02
4,539
2,797
Dec 01
4,536
2,789
Nov 01
4,525
2,789
Oct 01
4,515
2,772
Sep 01
4,506
2,770
Aug 01
4,496
2,759
Jul 01
4,459
2,744
Jun 01
4,436
2,742
May 01
4,433
2,735
Apr 01
4,429
2,727
Mar 01
4,422
2,737
Feb 01
4,427
2,761
Jan 01
4,404
2,751
Dec 00
4,430
2,846
Nov 00
4,455
2,890
Oct 00
4,454
2,919
Sep 00
4,483
2,960
Aug 00
4,504
2,985
Jul 00
4,510
2,994
Jun 00
4,542
3,007
May 00
4,537
3,017
Apr 00
4,551
3,042
Mar 00
4,537
3,059
Feb 00
4,575
3,105
Jan 00
4,615
3,149
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Eurostat. (June 14, 2022). Youth unemployment figures in the European Union and Euro Area from January 2000 to April 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275315/youth-unemployment-figures-in-the-eu-and-euro-area/
Eurostat. "Youth unemployment figures in the European Union and Euro Area from January 2000 to April 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275315/youth-unemployment-figures-in-the-eu-and-euro-area/
Eurostat. (2022). Youth unemployment figures in the European Union and Euro Area from January 2000 to April 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275315/youth-unemployment-figures-in-the-eu-and-euro-area/
Eurostat. "Youth Unemployment Figures in The European Union and Euro Area from January 2000 to April 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275315/youth-unemployment-figures-in-the-eu-and-euro-area/
Eurostat, Youth unemployment figures in the European Union and Euro Area from January 2000 to April 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275315/youth-unemployment-figures-in-the-eu-and-euro-area/ (last visited August 19, 2022)
