Ethiopia 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.
  • Ethiopia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.47%, a 0.66% decline from 2021.
  • Ethiopia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.13%, a 0.02% increase from 2020.
  • Ethiopia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.12%, a 1.49% increase from 2019.
  • Ethiopia youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.62%, a 0.21% 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%
Ethiopia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 5.47% -0.66%
2021 6.13% 0.02%
2020 6.12% 1.49%
2019 4.62% 0.21%
2018 4.41% 0.25%
2017 4.17% 0.19%
2016 3.97% 0.20%
2015 3.78% 0.15%
2014 3.62% 0.19%
2013 3.44% 0.02%
2012 3.41% 0.00%
2011 3.41% -0.01%
2010 3.42% -0.02%
2009 3.44% 0.02%
2008 3.42% 0.00%
2007 3.42% 0.02%
2006 3.40% -0.18%
2005 3.58% -0.40%
2004 3.98% -0.34%
2003 4.32% -0.12%
2002 4.44% -0.19%
2001 4.63% -0.48%
2000 5.10% -0.32%
1999 5.42% 0.32%
1998 5.10% 0.35%
1997 4.75% 0.17%
1996 4.58% 0.18%
1995 4.41% -0.07%
1994 4.48% -0.18%
1993 4.66% -0.19%
1992 4.84% 0.15%
1991 4.69% 4.69%
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%