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Youth unemployment rate in France

Latest: 18.9%
Previous: 18.6%
Change: +0.29 (+1.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Youth unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Youth unemployment rate in France
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	19.5%
Dec 31, 1992	21.4%
Dec 31, 1993	25.2%
Dec 31, 1994	28.4%
Dec 31, 1995	26.8%
Dec 31, 1996	27.2%
Dec 31, 1997	28.6%
Dec 31, 1998	25.9%
Dec 31, 1999	26.1%
Dec 31, 2000	20.5%
Dec 31, 2001	17.9%
Dec 31, 2002	18.8%
Dec 31, 2003	17.2%
Dec 31, 2004	19.7%
Dec 31, 2005	21.2%
Dec 31, 2006	22.4%
Dec 31, 2007	19.6%
Dec 31, 2008	19.2%
Dec 31, 2009	24.0%
Dec 31, 2010	23.6%
Dec 31, 2011	23.0%
Dec 31, 2012	24.9%
Dec 31, 2013	24.4%
Dec 31, 2014	24.8%
Dec 31, 2015	25.3%
Dec 31, 2016	24.9%
Dec 31, 2017	22.6%
Dec 31, 2018	21.0%
Dec 31, 2019	19.9%
Dec 31, 2020	20.4%
Dec 31, 2021	19.3%
Dec 31, 2022	17.9%
Dec 31, 2023	17.4%
Dec 31, 2024	18.6%
Dec 31, 2025	18.9%

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