Zimbabwe 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.
  • Zimbabwe youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 14.80%, a 0.35% decline from 2021.
  • Zimbabwe youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 15.15%, a 1.09% increase from 2020.
  • Zimbabwe youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 14.06%, a 2.45% increase from 2019.
  • Zimbabwe youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 11.62%, a 1.05% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
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%
Zimbabwe Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 14.80% -0.35%
2021 15.15% 1.09%
2020 14.06% 2.45%
2019 11.62% 1.05%
2018 10.57% 0.82%
2017 9.75% 0.83%
2016 8.91% 0.91%
2015 8.00% 1.06%
2014 6.94% -0.68%
2013 7.61% -0.56%
2012 8.17% -0.86%
2011 9.04% -0.23%
2010 9.27% -0.11%
2009 9.38% 0.08%
2008 9.30% 0.60%
2007 8.69% 0.34%
2006 8.35% 0.15%
2005 8.20% 0.32%
2004 7.88% -1.11%
2003 8.99% -0.89%
2002 9.88% -0.94%
2001 10.82% -1.08%
2000 11.90% -0.91%
1999 12.82% -1.05%
1998 13.87% -1.50%
1997 15.37% 1.73%
1996 13.64% 1.28%
1995 12.35% 1.40%
1994 10.95% -0.04%
1993 10.99% 0.21%
1992 10.78% 0.37%
1991 10.41% 10.41%
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%