Switzerland (2025)
8.8
% of active youth (15–24)
+0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
16
years of data

Data

Switzerland Youth Unemployment Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of active youth (15–24) YoY Change
2025 8.8 +0.6pp
2024 8.2 +0.3pp
2023 7.9 +1.1pp
2022 6.8 -1.5pp
2021 8.3 -0.3pp
2020 8.6 +0.6pp
2019 8 +0.1pp
2018 7.9 -0.2pp
2017 8.1 -0.5pp
2016 8.6 -0.2pp
2015 8.8 +0.2pp
2014 8.6 -0.1pp
2013 8.7 +0.4pp
2012 8.3 +0.6pp
2011 7.7 -0.5pp
2010 8.2 n/a

About this Dataset

Switzerland recorded 8.8 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025. The latest change was +0.6pp. Across 2010–2025 the series ranges from 6.8 in 2022 to 8.8 in 2015.

This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Switzerland from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Switzerland from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2025 (16 observations).

The series peaked at 8.8 % of active youth (15–24) in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.8 in 2022. The latest reading of 8.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.6pp.