Liberia 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.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.08%, a 0% increase from 2021.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.09%, a 0.42% decline from 2020.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.51%, a 1.06% increase from 2019.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 2.45%, a 0.05% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Somalia 35.63%
Haiti 34.03%
Yemen 25.64%
Syrian Arab Republic 22.12%
Nepal 20.60%
Comoros 20.27%
South Sudan 19.21%
Rwanda 17.41%
Tajikistan 17.41%
Zimbabwe 12.37%
Eritrea 11.09%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Togo 9.81%
Democratic Republic of Congo 9.29%
Burkina Faso 8.47%
Gambia 8.06%
Mozambique 8.05%
Guinea 7.89%
Malawi 7.73%
North Korea 6.94%
Uganda 6.58%
Ethiopia 6.33%
Senegal 4.78%
Guinea-Bissau 4.57%
Mali 4.49%
Tanzania 4.26%
Benin 4.18%
Sierra Leone 4.15%
Madagascar 3.95%
Liberia 3.08%
Chad 1.88%
Burundi 1.55%
Niger 0.71%
Liberia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 3.08% 0.00%
2021 3.09% -0.42%
2020 3.51% 1.06%
2019 2.45% 0.05%
2018 2.40% 0.05%
2017 2.34% 0.04%
2016 2.30% 0.37%
2015 1.93% 0.37%
2014 1.56% -0.41%
2013 1.97% -0.41%
2012 2.38% -0.40%
2011 2.77% -0.39%
2010 3.17% -0.03%
2009 3.20% -0.02%
2008 3.22% -0.02%
2007 3.24% -0.03%
2006 3.27% -0.03%
2005 3.30% -0.03%
2004 3.32% -0.06%
2003 3.38% 0.02%
2002 3.36% -0.02%
2001 3.38% 0.05%
2000 3.33% -0.03%
1999 3.36% -0.02%
1998 3.39% -0.01%
1997 3.40% -0.04%
1996 3.44% -0.10%
1995 3.54% -0.11%
1994 3.64% -0.03%
1993 3.67% -0.05%
1992 3.72% -0.06%
1991 3.78% -0.06%