noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
youth; young age
Refers to being young in age, often used in formal, legal, or statistical contexts. Commonly appears in compounds like 若年層 (young age group) or 若年者 (young person).
若年層の失業率が上昇している。
The unemployment rate among young people is rising.
若年での結婚は珍しくなくなった。
Marriage at a young age is no longer unusual.