Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
France's youth unemployment rate stands at 18.89% as of 2025-12-31, up from 18.6% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, France's youth unemployment rate was 18.89%, up from 18.6% in 2024.
In 2024, France's youth unemployment rate was 18.6%, up from 17.42% in 2023.
In 2023, France's youth unemployment rate was 17.42%, down from 17.86% in 2022.
In 2022, France's youth unemployment rate was 17.86%, down from 19.25% in 2021.
In 2021, France's youth unemployment rate was 19.25%, down from 20.4% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.89% | +0.287% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +1.18% |
| 2023 | 17.42% | -0.437% |
| 2022 | 17.86% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 19.25% | -1.15% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +0.469% |
| 2019 | 19.93% | -1.02% |
| 2018 | 20.95% | -1.62% |
| 2017 | 22.57% | -2.37% |
| 2016 | 24.94% | -0.324% |
| 2015 | 25.26% | +0.434% |
| 2014 | 24.83% | +0.465% |
| 2013 | 24.36% | -0.586% |
| 2012 | 24.95% | +1.93% |
| 2011 | 23.02% | -0.574% |
| 2010 | 23.59% | -0.414% |
| 2009 | 24.01% | +4.79% |
| 2008 | 19.21% | -0.43% |
| 2007 | 19.64% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 22.45% | +1.22% |
| 2005 | 21.23% | +1.56% |
| 2004 | 19.67% | +2.49% |
| 2003 | 17.18% | -1.67% |
| 2002 | 18.85% | +0.936% |
| 2001 | 17.91% | -2.57% |
| 2000 | 20.48% | -5.59% |
| 1999 | 26.07% | +0.17% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | -2.66% |
| 1997 | 28.57% | +1.34% |
| 1996 | 27.23% | +0.477% |
| 1995 | 26.75% | -1.64% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | +1.91% |
| 1991 | 19.49% | — |
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France's youth unemployment rate is 18.89% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 18.6% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 28.57% (1997); the lowest is 17.18% (2003), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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