Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24: Germany vs France

Germany: 7.1 % (2025). France: 19.8 % (2025).

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Germany and France, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

GermanyFrance
Latest figure7.1 %19.8 %
EU rank30 / 308 / 30
Change, 1 year+0.5 %+1.0 %
Change, 5 years-0.8 %-1.8 %

Shared periods

PeriodGermanyFranceGap
20257.1 %19.8 %-12.7 %
20246.6 %18.8 %-12.2 %
20235.9 %17.3 %-11.4 %
20226.0 %17.4 %-11.4 %
20217.0 %18.9 %-11.9 %
20207.9 %21.6 %-13.7 %
20196.1 %20.8 %-14.7 %
20186.6 %22.1 %-15.5 %
20177.2 %23.6 %-16.4 %
20167.5 %26.0 %-18.5 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat une_rt_a

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