Chile Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Chile youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 17.25%, a 3.31% decline from 2021.
  • Chile youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 20.56%, a 4.2% decline from 2020.
  • Chile youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 24.76%, a 5.23% increase from 2019.
  • Chile youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 19.53%, a 1.49% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Chile Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 17.25% -3.31%
2021 20.56% -4.20%
2020 24.76% 5.23%
2019 19.53% 1.49%
2018 18.04% 0.90%
2017 17.14% 1.13%
2016 16.01% -0.08%
2015 16.09% -0.94%
2014 17.03% 0.36%
2013 16.67% -0.09%
2012 16.76% -1.18%
2011 17.94% -1.15%
2010 19.09% -7.60%
2009 26.69% 2.96%
2008 23.74% 2.13%
2007 21.61% -0.45%
2006 22.07% -1.30%
2005 23.37% -1.11%
2004 24.48% -0.21%
2003 24.69% -0.26%
2002 24.95% 0.44%
2001 24.51% -0.18%
2000 24.69% -0.61%
1999 25.30% 7.47%
1998 17.83% 0.28%
1997 17.56% -0.28%
1996 17.84% 7.00%
1995 10.84% -1.97%
1994 12.82% 2.30%
1993 10.52% 0.27%
1992 10.25% -1.63%
1991 11.88% -1.63%