Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Finland

Youth unemployment in Finland in 2025 — 21.48%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 6.54 pp.

2025 21.48% +2.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 143of 182
Period maximum 41.19%1996
Period minimum 14.14%2022

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Finland, 1991–2025020406019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 14.94%1992: 24.49%1993: 30.8%1994: 31.16%1995: 40.64%1996: 41.19%1997: 35.19%1998: 34.36%1999: 29.65%2000: 29.33%2001: 27.32%2002: 28.8%2003: 28.1%2004: 27.4%2005: 26.78%2006: 25.77%2007: 16.43%2008: 16.34%2009: 21.38%2010: 21.29%2011: 19.93%2012: 18.87%2013: 19.82%2014: 20.45%2015: 22.3%2016: 20.06%2017: 20.04%2018: 16.96%2019: 17.13%2020: 21.19%2021: 17.06%2022: 14.14%2023: 16.11%2024: 18.68%2025: 21.48%
Change over the period: +6.54 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 21.48%
World 13.41%
Northern Europe computed 15.5%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.48 +2.8 pp
2024 18.68 +2.57 pp
2023 16.11 +1.97 pp
2022 14.14 −2.92 pp
2021 17.06 −4.14 pp
2020 21.19 +4.07 pp
2019 17.13 +0.17 pp
2018 16.96 −3.08 pp
2017 20.04 −0.02 pp
2016 20.06 −2.25 pp
2015 22.3 +1.85 pp
2014 20.45 +0.64 pp
2013 19.82 +0.95 pp
2012 18.87 −1.07 pp
2011 19.93 −1.35 pp
2010 21.29 −0.09 pp
2009 21.38 +5.04 pp
2008 16.34 −0.09 pp
2007 16.43 −9.35 pp
2006 25.77 −1.01 pp
2005 26.78 −0.62 pp
2004 27.4 −0.7 pp
2003 28.1 −0.7 pp
2002 28.8 +1.48 pp
2001 27.32 −2.01 pp
2000 29.33 −0.32 pp
1999 29.65 −4.71 pp
1998 34.36 −0.83 pp
1997 35.19 −5.99 pp
1996 41.19 +0.55 pp
1995 40.64 +9.47 pp
1994 31.16 +0.36 pp
1993 30.8 +6.31 pp
1992 24.49 +9.54 pp
1991 14.94 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.