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

France Unemployment rate, youth (under 25 years), total (% of active population, SA) was 21.9% in September 2026, up 1.1 percentage points from August 2026 and up 1.6 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.4% (Jan 2022) to 26.4% (Sep 2016), averaging 20.3%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-YOUTH`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1983-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (525 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/unemployment-rate-youth-under-25-years-total-pct-of-active-population-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 21.9% |
| August 2026 | 20.8% |
| July 2026 | 21.0% |
| June 2026 | 21.4% |
| May 2026 | 21.7% |
| April 2026 | 21.7% |
| March 2026 | 21.3% |
| February 2026 | 21.0% |
| January 2026 | 21.0% |
| December 2025 | 21.2% |
| November 2025 | 21.3% |
| October 2025 | 21.3% |
| September 2025 | 20.3% |
| August 2025 | 19.6% |
| July 2025 | 19.1% |
| June 2025 | 19.1% |
| May 2025 | 19.2% |
| April 2025 | 18.9% |
| March 2025 | 18.9% |
| February 2025 | 20.1% |
| January 2025 | 18.5% |
| December 2024 | 18.2% |
| November 2024 | 18.3% |
| October 2024 | 19.0% |

## API

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

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