# Belgium Unemployment rate, youth (under 25 years), total (% of active population, SA)

Belgium Unemployment rate, youth (under 25 years), total (% of active population, SA) was 18.0% in September 2026, unchanged from August 2026 and down 0.4 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.8% (Jul 2019) to 21.6% (Jan 2017), averaging 16.9%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-YOUTH`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1986-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (486 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/belgium/unemployment-rate-youth-under-25-years-total-pct-of-active-population-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 18.0% |
| August 2026 | 18.0% |
| July 2026 | 18.0% |
| June 2026 | 19.1% |
| May 2026 | 19.1% |
| April 2026 | 19.1% |
| March 2026 | 18.6% |
| February 2026 | 18.6% |
| January 2026 | 18.6% |
| December 2025 | 18.5% |
| November 2025 | 18.5% |
| October 2025 | 18.5% |
| September 2025 | 18.4% |
| August 2025 | 18.4% |
| July 2025 | 18.4% |
| June 2025 | 15.6% |
| May 2025 | 15.6% |
| April 2025 | 15.6% |
| March 2025 | 17.1% |
| February 2025 | 17.1% |
| January 2025 | 17.1% |
| December 2024 | 17.4% |
| November 2024 | 17.4% |
| October 2024 | 17.4% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-YOUTH"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-YOUTH",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```