{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"es-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/es-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/es-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Spain Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Spain's Youth Unemployment Rate: 24.9 % 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","Spain","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Spain","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":"Spain 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":"Spain"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Spain (2025)","value":"24.9","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.6pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.6pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Spain Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":37.7},{"period":"2010","value":41.5},{"period":"2011","value":46.2},{"period":"2012","value":52.9},{"period":"2013","value":55.5},{"period":"2014","value":53.2},{"period":"2015","value":48.3},{"period":"2016","value":44.4},{"period":"2017","value":38.6},{"period":"2018","value":34.3},{"period":"2019","value":32.5},{"period":"2020","value":38.3},{"period":"2021","value":35},{"period":"2022","value":29.7},{"period":"2023","value":28.7},{"period":"2024","value":26.5},{"period":"2025","value":24.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"24.9","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"26.5","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"28.7","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"29.7","yoyChange":"-5.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"35.0","yoyChange":"-3.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"38.3","yoyChange":"+5.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"32.5","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"34.3","yoyChange":"-4.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"38.6","yoyChange":"-5.8pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"44.4","yoyChange":"-3.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"48.3","yoyChange":"-4.9pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"53.2","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"55.5","yoyChange":"+2.6pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"52.9","yoyChange":"+6.7pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"46.2","yoyChange":"+4.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"41.5","yoyChange":"+3.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"37.7","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Spain 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 55.5 % of active youth (15–24) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 24.9 in 2025. The latest reading of 24.9 in 2025 represents a change of -1.6pp."}]}