The bar chart illustrates the percentage of unemployed young individuals aged 15 to 24 in five different Eurooean nations and the overall unemployment rate.
From an overall perspective, the percentage of jobless of young people among the 15-24 age group was higher than the overall population in all five European countries. Poland had the highest youth unemployment rate, while Denmark had the lowest rates for both youth and overall unemployment.
As can be seen, the percentage of unemployment in 15-24 age group was the highest rate among five different European countries, at 38%, while the overall employment was 23% lower than the overall unemployment. Italy ranked the second place with the jobless young individuals rate of 24%, and an overall unemployment rate of 8%. Notably, the propotion of overall unemployment in Hungary stood out at 7%, while the figure for youth unemployment was over two time as much as overall unemployment, at 17%.
In contrast, Germany showed a smaller gap between youth and overall unemployment rates, with 14% youth unemployment and 10% overall unemployment. Denmark had the lowest rate among the five countries, with youth unemployment at 7% and overall unemployment at 4%. Additionally, Denmark was the only country where youth unemployment was lower than the European average.