{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fr-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"France Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"France's Youth Unemployment Rate: 19.8 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, +1pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","France","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"France","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"France 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":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"France"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"France (2025)","value":"19.8","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"France Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":22.3},{"period":"2006","value":23.5},{"period":"2007","value":20.8},{"period":"2008","value":20.2},{"period":"2009","value":25},{"period":"2010","value":24.7},{"period":"2011","value":24.1},{"period":"2012","value":25.8},{"period":"2013","value":26.4},{"period":"2014","value":25.7},{"period":"2015","value":26.1},{"period":"2016","value":26},{"period":"2017","value":23.5},{"period":"2018","value":22},{"period":"2019","value":20.7},{"period":"2020","value":21.5},{"period":"2021","value":18.9},{"period":"2022","value":17.3},{"period":"2023","value":17.2},{"period":"2024","value":18.8},{"period":"2025","value":19.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"19.8","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"18.8","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"17.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"17.3","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"18.9","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"21.5","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"20.7","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"22.0","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"23.5","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"26.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"26.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"25.7","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"26.4","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"25.8","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"24.1","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"24.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"25.0","yoyChange":"+4.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"20.2","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"20.8","yoyChange":"-2.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"23.5","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in France 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 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 26.4 % of active youth (15–24) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 17.2 in 2023. The latest reading of 19.8 in 2025 represents a change of +1pp."}]}