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Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Spain i

Free · Monthly · % of labour force

Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m), retrieved 2026-10-16 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet

23.1% Spain · 08/2026
Year-on-year change-2.2 pp
Previous period22.9% 07/2026
Rank in Europe23 of 24
EU2716.3%

Trend

Country ranking → Spain →

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Last 24 periods
PeriodSpainEU27
08/202623.1%16.3%
07/202622.9%15.4%
06/202623.2%16.3%
05/202623.9%15.2%
04/202624.3%14.8%
03/202625.6%15.8%
02/202624.9%15.5%
01/202623.0%15.3%
12/202521.5%14.3%
11/202522.7%15.0%
10/202524.6%15.8%
09/202526.0%16.4%
08/202525.3%16.0%
07/202524.9%14.9%
06/202524.4%15.1%
05/202524.3%14.6%
04/202524.9%14.5%
03/202527.3%15.3%
02/202526.8%15.1%
01/202525.4%15.2%
12/202423.8%13.7%
11/202424.7%14.4%
10/202426.1%15.2%
09/202427.3%15.9%

Data analysis

Spain, “Youth unemployment rate (under 25)” (08/2026): 23.1%; a year earlier, 25.3% (-2.2 pp: improvement). Spain ranks 23 of 24 European countries with data. For reference, the EU27 records 16.3%. Over the last 12 periods the series shows a downward trend.

About this indicator

What is the latest youth unemployment rate (under 25) figure in Spain?
23.1% in 08/2026, rank 23 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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