Spain Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Spain youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 28.70%, a 1.09% decline from 2022.
  • Spain youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 29.78%, a 5.01% decline from 2021.
  • Spain youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 34.80%, a 3.48% decline from 2020.
  • Spain youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 38.28%, a 5.75% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Spain Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 28.70% -1.09%
2022 29.78% -5.01%
2021 34.80% -3.48%
2020 38.28% 5.75%
2019 32.53% -1.82%
2018 34.35% -4.23%
2017 38.59% -5.87%
2016 44.46% -3.90%
2015 48.36% -4.85%
2014 53.21% -2.27%
2013 55.48% 2.62%
2012 52.86% 6.66%
2011 46.20% 4.70%
2010 41.50% 3.75%
2009 37.75% 13.28%
2008 24.47% 6.37%
2007 18.10% 0.20%
2006 17.89% -1.74%
2005 19.64% -2.84%
2004 22.48% 0.16%
2003 22.31% 0.79%
2002 21.52% 0.84%
2001 20.69% -4.53%
2000 25.22% -3.83%
1999 29.04% -6.28%
1998 35.32% -3.61%
1997 38.93% -2.74%
1996 41.67% -0.05%
1995 41.72% -3.06%
1994 44.78% 2.68%
1993 42.10% 9.15%
1992 32.94% 2.31%
1991 30.63% 2.31%