Maldives 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.
  • Maldives youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.13%, a 0.93% decline from 2021.
  • Maldives youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.05%, a 0.28% decline from 2020.
  • Maldives youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 16.33%, a 2.4% increase from 2019.
  • Maldives youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 13.93%, a 0.54% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
South Africa 51.52%
Libya 51.47%
St. Lucia 40.02%
Namibia 39.78%
Jordan 39.42%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 38.18%
Botswana 37.85%
Gabon 36.89%
North Macedonia 34.91%
Iraq 34.59%
Bosnia 33.47%
Costa Rica 31.89%
Algeria 29.03%
Montenegro 28.26%
Albania 27.79%
Suriname 26.18%
Iran 26.00%
Lebanon 25.50%
Guyana 25.40%
Serbia 24.85%
Armenia 24.57%
Mauritius 22.86%
Romania 21.98%
Belize 21.81%
Colombia 21.61%
Brazil 21.36%
Samoa 20.81%
Turkey 18.98%
Equatorial Guinea 16.51%
Dominican Republic 16.17%
Paraguay 15.15%
Maldives 15.13%
Fiji 14.90%
Jamaica 14.58%
Azerbaijan 13.40%
China 13.17%
Bulgaria 12.23%
Malaysia 11.70%
Venezuela 11.39%
Belarus 11.22%
Turkmenistan 10.59%
Ecuador 8.65%
Tonga 8.38%
Peru 7.45%
Mexico 6.36%
Guatemala 5.05%
Thailand 4.47%
Kazakhstan 3.85%
Cuba 3.47%
Maldives Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 15.13% -0.93%
2021 16.05% -0.28%
2020 16.33% 2.40%
2019 13.93% -0.54%
2018 14.46% -0.46%
2017 14.92% -0.39%
2016 15.32% -1.54%
2015 16.86% -1.53%
2014 18.38% -1.33%
2013 19.72% -1.17%
2012 20.89% -1.35%
2011 22.23% -1.29%
2010 23.53% -1.15%
2009 24.68% 2.11%
2008 22.57% 2.29%
2007 20.28% 1.93%
2006 18.35% 2.72%
2005 15.64% 2.04%
2004 13.59% 2.20%
2003 11.39% 2.33%
2002 9.06% 2.36%
2001 6.71% 2.30%
2000 4.41% 0.49%
1999 3.91% 0.50%
1998 3.41% 0.51%
1997 2.90% 0.52%
1996 2.39% 0.51%
1995 1.87% -0.04%
1994 1.91% -0.03%
1993 1.95% -0.03%
1992 1.98% -0.03%
1991 2.01% -0.03%