{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ee-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ee-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ee-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Estonia Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Estonia's Youth Unemployment Rate: 20.7 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, +1.6pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Estonia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Estonia","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Estonia Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Estonia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Estonia (2025)","value":"20.7","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.6pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.6pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Estonia Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":27.2},{"period":"2010","value":32.6},{"period":"2011","value":22.3},{"period":"2012","value":20.7},{"period":"2013","value":18.6},{"period":"2014","value":14.9},{"period":"2015","value":14.3},{"period":"2016","value":14},{"period":"2017","value":12.1},{"period":"2018","value":12},{"period":"2019","value":11.6},{"period":"2020","value":18.3},{"period":"2021","value":16.7},{"period":"2022","value":18.6},{"period":"2023","value":17.3},{"period":"2024","value":19.1},{"period":"2025","value":20.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"20.7","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"19.1","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"17.3","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"18.6","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"16.7","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"18.3","yoyChange":"+6.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"11.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"12.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"12.1","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"14.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"14.3","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"14.9","yoyChange":"-3.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"18.6","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"20.7","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"22.3","yoyChange":"-10.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"32.6","yoyChange":"+5.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"27.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Estonia from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 32.6 % of active youth (15–24) in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11.6 in 2019. The latest reading of 20.7 in 2025 represents a change of +1.6pp."}]}