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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Youth unemployment in Spain

1999 – 2025 · 27 data points 2 of 14 · Countries Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · 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 24.9% −1.6 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 2 of 14 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −23.4 pp
vs European Union +9.7 pp European Union: 15.2% · 2025
Youth unemployment, 1999 – 2025 percent · Spain · European Union · World
−23.4 pp since 2015
Spain European Union World

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

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

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Spain · 1999 – 2025
Latest value 24.9% · 2025
First value 29.1% · 1999
Highest 55.5% · 2013
Lowest 17.9% · 2006
Data points 27

By year

All years · 1999 – 2025

YearSpainChange European UnionWorld
2025 24.9% −1.6 pp 15.2% 13.4%
2024 26.5% −2.2 pp 15.0% 13.3%
2023 28.7% −1.0 pp 14.6% 13.4%
2022 29.7% −5.3 pp 14.6% 14.1%
2021break in series 35.0% −3.3 pp 16.7% 15.7%
2020 38.3% +5.8 pp 16.8% 17.1%
2019 32.5% −1.8 pp 15.1% 15.3%
2018 34.3% −4.3 pp 16.1% 15.9%
2017 38.6% −5.8 pp 18.0% 16.1%
2016 44.4% −3.9 pp 20.1% 16.0%
2015 48.3% −4.9 pp 21.8% 16.0%
2014 53.2% −2.3 pp 23.5% 15.6%
2013 55.5% +2.6 pp 24.6% 15.7%
2012 52.9% +6.7 pp 23.8% 15.7%
2011 46.2% +4.7 pp 22.0% 15.3%
2010 41.5% +3.8 pp 21.7% 15.2%
2009 37.7% +13.2 pp 20.5% 15.3%
2008 24.5% +6.4 pp 16.1% 14.3%
2007 18.1% +0.2 pp 16.1% 14.2%
2006break in series 17.9% −1.7 pp 18.5% 14.5%
2005break in series 19.6% −2.9 pp 20.3% 14.9%
2004 22.5% +0.2 pp 20.4% 14.8%
2003 22.3% +0.8 pp 19.7% 15.0%
2002 21.5% +0.8 pp 19.5% 14.9%
2001break in series 20.7% −4.6 pp — 14.5%
2000 25.3% −3.8 pp — 14.3%
1999 29.1% — 14.4%

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

Ranking · Countries

2023 · 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
14 Germany 5.9%
13 Netherlands 8.2%
12 Czechia 8.3%
11 Norway 11.0%
10 Poland 11.4%
9 Bulgaria 12.1%
8 Lithuania 13.8%
7 Finland 16.2%
6 France 17.2%
5 Türkiye 17.5%
4 Romania 21.8%
3 Italy 22.7%
2 Greece 26.7%
1 Spain 28.7%

Source: Eurostat, 2023

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