The bar chart illustrates the unemployment rate of people in the 15-24 age cohort and the overall population in several European countries in 2005.
Overall, it is clear that the younger age bracket consistently had higher unemployment than the total workforce across all nations. Poland stood out as the country with the most severe figures, while Denmark showed the lowest rates for both groups.
Looking at the details, Poland recorded almost 37% of young segment being jobless, making it not only the highest proportion for youth but also for the total unemployment with around 18%. Italy came second with nearly 23% in the 15-24 category, though its general unemployment rate was considerably lower, about 8%, meaning a disparity of around 15 percentage points between the two brackets.
As for the remaining nations, Hungary saw roughly 16% of its young population out of work, whereas the total rate was only 6%. Germany’s youth unemployment, at around 12%, was slightly less than Hungary, but its overall rate was higher by about 4%. Finally, Denmark represented the most positive situation, with only 8% of the youngest cohort being unemployed and merely 3% of the whole workforce, the lowest in the chart.