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.