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Youth unemployment in Madrid
1999 – 2025 · 27 data points
16 of 19 · Regions of Spain
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025
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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
0%
20%
40%
60%
1999
2010
2015
2025
Madrid
Spain
European Union
World
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025
Compared with Youth unemployment · percent
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
| Year | Madrid | Change | Spain | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Youth unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 22.5% | |
| 18 | Illes Balears | 22.9% | |
| 17 | Cataluña | 24.5% | |
| 16 | Aragón | 24.6% | |
| 15 | País Vasco | 25.5% | |
| 14 | La Rioja | 25.9% | |
| 13 | Cantabria | 27.0% | |
| 12 | Comunidad de Madrid | 27.8% | |
| 11 | Castilla y León | 28.0% | |
| 10 | Comunitat Valenciana | 28.6% | |
| 9 | Región de Murcia | 29.1% | |
| 8 | Galicia | 32.7% | |
| 7 | Castilla-La Mancha | 33.8% | |
| 6 | Andalucía | 35.3% | |
| 5 | Principado de Asturias | 38.0% | |
| 4 | Extremadura | 40.3% | |
| 3 | Canarias | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Ciudad de Ceuta | 51.4% | |
| 1 | Ciudad de Melilla | 60.7% |
Source: Eurostat, 2022
What it means
The unemployment rate among young people aged 15–24.
How it is calculated
Unemployed people aged 15–24 divided by the labour force of the same age.
Economy & jobs
Madrid in numbers
GDP per person
€44,700
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$59,868
2025 · Spain
GDP per person, EU = 100
125
2024
Gross domestic product
€316B
2024
Economic growth
2.8%
2025 · Spain
Inflation
2.7%
2025 · Spain
Unemployment rate
8.0%
2025
Employment rate
77.9%
2025
Labour force participation
57.4%
2025 · Spain
Household income per person
€22,600
2023
At risk of poverty
12.7%
2025
Income inequality (Gini)
33.4
2023 · Spain