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Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Portugal i

Free · Monthly · % of labour force

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

19.7% Portugal · 08/2026
Year-on-year change+0.9 pp
Previous period19.9% 07/2026
Rank in Europe20 of 24
EU2716.3%
Spain23.1%

Trend

Country ranking → Portugal → Compare Spain and Portugal →

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Last 24 periods
PeriodPortugalEU27
08/202619.7%16.3%
07/202619.9%15.4%
06/202618.2%16.3%
05/202618.3%15.2%
04/202616.6%14.8%
03/202618.9%15.8%
02/202619.1%15.5%
01/202619.2%15.3%
12/202519.3%14.3%
11/202519.8%15.0%
10/202520.4%15.8%
09/202519.5%16.4%
08/202518.8%16.0%
07/202518.4%14.9%
06/202517.3%15.1%
05/202518.1%14.6%
04/202518.4%14.5%
03/202520.4%15.3%
02/202521.2%15.1%
01/202521.2%15.2%
12/202421.2%13.7%
11/202421.8%14.4%
10/202422.7%15.2%
09/202421.9%15.9%

Data analysis

Portugal, “Youth unemployment rate (under 25)” (08/2026): 19.7%; a year earlier, 18.8% (+0.9 pp: deterioration). Portugal ranks 20 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 Portugal?
19.7% in 08/2026, rank 20 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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