Statistical data about the youth of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country

• You can contact us at the following email address: gaztebehatokia@euskadi.eus 

2020

• The average age of the Basque population and of the European population in general, is far from young

• 10 September: World Suicide Prevention Day

• In the Basque Country, the percentage of births to mothers under the age of 30 is the lowest in Europe (18.2% of total births in 2019)

• University graduates in the fields of technology and health have the highest employment rate and also the highest level of study-related employment

• There are more underweight than obese young people in the Basque Country

• Young people aged 15 to 29 accounted for barely 13.4 % of the entire population of the Basque Country in 2019

• Basque Country youths aged 16 to 24 are the group that best values their housing and the surroundings, with an average score of 7.42 out of 10

• Basque Country youths aged 25 to 34 lead the EU in two education-related innovation indicators

• 9 May, Europe Day. In 2019, 63% of Basque youths said they trusted the European Union; the highest figure ever recorded

• 3,482 young people have responded to #DinosComoLoLlevas, the Basque Youth Observatoy's survey on coronavirus confinement

• Seven out of ten young people in the Basque Country who do not have children would like to have them in the future

• 9 out of 10 unemployed youths in the Basque Country are confident of finding a job within a year

• February 21, International Mother Language Day

Previous years 

2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 

 You can contact us at the following email address: gaztebehatokia@euskadi.eus