Burundi 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.
  • Burundi youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 1.71%, a 0.06% decline from 2021.
  • Burundi youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 1.77%, a 0.08% increase from 2020.
  • Burundi youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 1.69%, a 0.05% decline from 2019.
  • Burundi youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 1.74%, a 0.25% decline 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%
Burundi Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 1.71% -0.06%
2021 1.77% 0.08%
2020 1.69% -0.05%
2019 1.74% -0.25%
2018 1.99% -0.25%
2017 2.25% -0.25%
2016 2.50% -0.26%
2015 2.76% -0.17%
2014 2.93% 0.23%
2013 2.70% 0.17%
2012 2.53% 0.13%
2011 2.40% 0.11%
2010 2.29% 0.08%
2009 2.21% 0.08%
2008 2.13% -0.92%
2007 3.05% -0.84%
2006 3.89% -0.04%
2005 3.93% 0.04%
2004 3.89% -0.06%
2003 3.95% 0.06%
2002 3.89% -0.03%
2001 3.92% -0.04%
2000 3.96% -0.01%
1999 3.97% 0.05%
1998 3.92% -0.07%
1997 3.99% -0.07%
1996 4.06% 0.00%
1995 4.06% 0.03%
1994 4.03% -0.03%
1993 4.06% 0.09%
1992 3.97% 0.04%
1991 3.93% 3.93%
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%