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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

Youth unemployment in Madrid

1999 – 2025 · 27 data points 16 of 19 · Regions of Spain Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Madrid Spain

Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 13 figures Economy 14 figures Housing 1 figure Education 5 figures Tourism 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 19.3% −1.1 pp since 2024
Regions of Spain · 2025 16 of 19 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −24.9 pp
vs Spain −5.6 pp Spain: 24.9% · 2025
Youth unemployment, 1999 – 2025 percent · Madrid · Spain · European Union · World
−24.9 pp since 2015
Madrid Spain European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025

Compared with Youth unemployment · percent
Madrid
19.3%
Spain
24.9%
European Union
15.2%
World
13.4%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Madrid · 1999 – 2025
Latest value 19.3% · 2025
First value 25.0% · 1999
Highest 49.0% · 2014
Lowest 13.8% · 2004
Data points 27

By year

All years · 1999 – 2025

YearMadridChange SpainEuropean UnionWorld
2025 19.3% −1.1 pp 24.9% 15.2% 13.4%
2024 20.4% −7.0 pp 26.5% 15.0% 13.3%
2023 27.4% −0.4 pp 28.7% 14.6% 13.4%
2022 27.8% −1.7 pp 29.7% 14.6% 14.1%
2021break in series 29.5% −2.3 pp 35.0% 16.7% 15.7%
2020 31.8% +2.8 pp 38.3% 16.8% 17.1%
2019 29.0% +1.5 pp 32.5% 15.1% 15.3%
2018 27.5% −7.2 pp 34.3% 16.1% 15.9%
2017 34.7% −6.0 pp 38.6% 18.0% 16.1%
2016 40.7% −3.5 pp 44.4% 20.1% 16.0%
2015 44.2% −4.8 pp 48.3% 21.8% 16.0%
2014 49.0% +0.2 pp 53.2% 23.5% 15.6%
2013 48.8% +0.7 pp 55.5% 24.6% 15.7%
2012 48.1% +7.3 pp 52.9% 23.8% 15.7%
2011 40.8% +3.7 pp 46.2% 22.0% 15.3%
2010 37.1% +2.9 pp 41.5% 21.7% 15.2%
2009 34.2% +13.4 pp 37.7% 20.5% 15.3%
2008 20.8% +4.0 pp 24.5% 16.1% 14.3%
2007 16.8% +2.1 pp 18.1% 16.1% 14.2%
2006break in series 14.7% −2.0 pp 17.9% 18.5% 14.5%
2005break in series 16.7% +2.9 pp 19.6% 20.3% 14.9%
2004 13.8% −0.5 pp 22.5% 20.4% 14.8%
2003 14.3% ±0.0 pp 22.3% 19.7% 15.0%
2002 14.3% −3.7 pp 21.5% 19.5% 14.9%
2001break in series 18.0% −5.1 pp 20.7% — 14.5%
2000 23.1% −1.9 pp 25.3% — 14.3%
1999 25.0% 29.1% — 14.4%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Spain

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryYouth unemployment
1 Ciudad de Ceuta 67.2%
2 Ciudad de Melilla 57.7%
3 Canarias 57.0%
4 Extremadura 47.6%
5 Andalucía 44.2%
6 Comunitat Valenciana 37.3%
7 Castilla-La Mancha 34.9%
8 País Vasco 34.0%
9 Illes Balears 33.1%
10 Galicia 32.0%
11 Región de Murcia 31.6%
12 La Rioja 30.6%
13 Castilla y León 30.2%
14 Comunidad de Madrid 29.5%
15 Principado de Asturias 29.4%
16 Cataluña 28.9%
17 Cantabria 26.6%
18 Aragón 25.3%
19 Comunidad Foral de Navarra 21.9%

Source: Eurostat, 2021

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