Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Germany's youth unemployment rate stands at 6.86% as of 2025-12-31, up from 6.6% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Germany's youth unemployment rate was 6.86%, up from 6.6% in 2024.
In 2024, Germany's youth unemployment rate was 6.6%, up from 6.02% in 2023.
In 2023, Germany's youth unemployment rate was 6.02%, down from 6.05% in 2022.
In 2022, Germany's youth unemployment rate was 6.05%, down from 6.67% in 2021.
In 2021, Germany's youth unemployment rate was 6.67%, down from 7.86% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.86% | +0.258% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +0.584% |
| 2023 | 6.02% | -0.029% |
| 2022 | 6.05% | -0.616% |
| 2021 | 6.67% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.86% | +2% |
| 2019 | 5.86% | -0.361% |
| 2018 | 6.22% | -0.55% |
| 2017 | 6.77% | -0.309% |
| 2016 | 7.08% | -0.249% |
| 2015 | 7.33% | -0.284% |
| 2014 | 7.61% | -0.213% |
| 2013 | 7.83% | -0.294% |
| 2012 | 8.12% | -0.808% |
| 2011 | 8.93% | -1.49% |
| 2010 | 10.42% | -0.893% |
| 2009 | 11.31% | +0.38% |
| 2008 | 10.93% | -0.895% |
| 2007 | 11.82% | -1.58% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -2.06% |
| 2005 | 15.46% | +2.48% |
| 2004 | 12.98% | +1.96% |
| 2003 | 11.02% | +1.74% |
| 2002 | 9.29% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 7.79% | -0.758% |
| 2000 | 8.55% | -0.338% |
| 1999 | 8.88% | -0.907% |
| 1998 | 9.79% | -0.876% |
| 1997 | 10.67% | +1.04% |
| 1996 | 9.63% | +1.17% |
| 1995 | 8.46% | -0.496% |
| 1994 | 8.96% | +1.29% |
| 1993 | 7.67% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.97% | +0.46% |
| 1991 | 5.51% | — |
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Germany's youth unemployment rate is 6.86% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.6% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15.46% (2005); the lowest is 5.51% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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