Niger Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Niger youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 0.70%, a 0.18% decline from 2021.
  • Niger youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 0.88%, a 0.1% increase from 2020.
  • Niger youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 0.78%, a 0.1% increase from 2019.
  • Niger youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 0.68%, a 0% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Niger Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 0.70% -0.18%
2021 0.88% 0.10%
2020 0.78% 0.10%
2019 0.68% 0.00%
2018 0.68% -0.01%
2017 0.70% 0.01%
2016 0.69% 0.00%
2015 0.69% 0.02%
2014 0.67% -1.67%
2013 2.34% -1.52%
2012 3.86% 3.39%
2011 0.47% -0.73%
2010 1.20% -0.93%
2009 2.12% -0.83%
2008 2.96% -0.94%
2007 3.90% -1.07%
2006 4.97% -1.20%
2005 6.17% 0.63%
2004 5.54% 1.09%
2003 4.45% 0.67%
2002 3.77% 0.69%
2001 3.08% 0.07%
2000 3.01% 0.07%
1999 2.94% 0.01%
1998 2.94% -0.21%
1997 3.15% 0.00%
1996 3.14% 0.00%
1995 3.14% -0.01%
1994 3.15% -0.06%
1993 3.21% -0.04%
1992 3.26% -0.03%
1991 3.28% 3.28%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%