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.

youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.21%, a 2.37% decline from 2021.
youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 17.59%, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 18.08%, a 1.64% increase from 2019.
youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 16.44%, a 0.37% decline from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	% of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24	Annual Change
2022	15.21%	-2.37%
2021	17.59%	-0.50%
2020	18.08%	1.64%
2019	16.44%	-0.37%
2018	16.81%	-1.03%
2017	17.85%	-1.23%
2016	19.08%	-0.82%
2015	19.89%	-0.58%
2014	20.47%	-0.22%
2013	20.69%	0.40%
2012	20.29%	0.79%
2011	19.51%	-0.23%
2010	19.74%	0.14%
2009	19.60%	3.84%
2008	15.77%	-0.16%
2007	15.93%	-1.69%
2006	17.62%	-1.14%
2005	18.76%	-0.54%
2004	19.29%	-0.02%
2003	19.31%	0.25%
2002	19.07%	-0.03%
2001	19.10%	-0.90%
2000	20.01%	-1.50%
1999	21.50%	-0.31%
1998	21.81%	0.38%
1997	21.43%	0.35%
1996	21.07%	0.74%
1995	20.34%	0.72%
1994	19.62%	1.49%
1993	18.12%	2.30%
1992	15.82%	0.99%
1991	14.83%	14.83%
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%