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Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Latvia i

Free · Monthly · % of labour force

Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet

15.6% Latvia · 08/2026
Year-on-year change+4.2 pp
Previous period16.0% 07/2026
Rank in Europe14 of 24
EU2716.3%
Spain23.1%

Trend

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Last 24 periods
PeriodLatviaEU27
08/202615.6%16.3%
07/202616.0%15.4%
06/202615.4%16.3%
05/202615.3%15.2%
04/202614.3%14.8%
03/202610.5%15.8%
02/20268.5%15.5%
01/20269.2%15.3%
12/202512.8%14.3%
11/202514.1%15.0%
10/202513.5%15.8%
09/202511.4%16.4%
08/202511.4%16.0%
07/202513.4%14.9%
06/202516.5%15.1%
05/202518.2%14.6%
04/202518.9%14.5%
03/202517.8%15.3%
02/202515.8%15.1%
01/202513.6%15.2%
12/202412.6%13.7%
11/202412.5%14.4%
10/202412.6%15.2%
09/202412.1%15.9%

Data analysis

Latvia, “Youth unemployment rate (under 25)” (08/2026): 15.6%; a year earlier, 11.4% (+4.2 pp: deterioration). Latvia ranks 14 of 24 European countries with data. For reference, the EU27 records 16.3% and Spain 23.1%. Over the last 12 periods the series shows an upward trend.

About this indicator

What is the latest youth unemployment rate (under 25) figure in Latvia?
15.6% in 08/2026, rank 14 of 24 European countries. The EU27 figure is 16.3%.
What does youth unemployment rate (under 25) measure?
Youth unemployment rate (under 25), in % of labour force. A lower value indicates a more favourable situation.
Where does the youth unemployment rate (under 25) data come from?
Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m («Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
How often is youth unemployment rate (under 25) updated?
Monthly. The latest period published is 08/2026; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.

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