India 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.
  • India youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 17.83%, a 3.05% decline from 2021.
  • India youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 20.87%, a 3.72% decline from 2020.
  • India youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 24.59%, a 1.73% increase from 2019.
  • India youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 22.85%, a 3.09% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.14%
Eswatini 48.25%
Republic of Congo 42.09%
Tunisia 40.58%
West Bank and Gaza 35.95%
Sudan 34.05%
Georgia 30.38%
Bhutan 29.61%
Cabo Verde 29.33%
Angola 28.01%
Lesotho 25.16%
Sri Lanka 24.74%
Mauritania 24.28%
Morocco 23.84%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.40%
India 17.83%
Egypt 15.72%
Indonesia 14.05%
Bangladesh 12.54%
Honduras 12.45%
Kenya 12.15%
Mongolia 11.53%
Vanuatu 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Myanmar 10.02%
Nicaragua 9.70%
Pakistan 9.69%
Zambia 8.21%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.18%
El Salvador 7.49%
Philippines 7.19%
Nigeria 6.82%
Cameroon 6.61%
Ghana 6.60%
Lao PDR 6.32%
Bolivia 6.27%
Vietnam 5.92%
Papua New Guinea 4.93%
Timor-Leste 3.93%
Solomon Islands 3.07%
Moldova 2.82%
Cambodia 0.78%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
India Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 17.83% -3.05%
2021 20.87% -3.72%
2020 24.59% 1.73%
2019 22.85% -3.09%
2018 25.94% 1.01%
2017 24.93% 0.95%
2016 23.98% 0.90%
2015 23.09% 0.85%
2014 22.24% 0.82%
2013 21.42% 0.80%
2012 20.62% 0.87%
2011 19.75% 0.82%
2010 18.93% 0.83%
2009 18.09% 0.81%
2008 17.29% 0.79%
2007 16.49% 0.76%
2006 15.73% 0.74%
2005 14.99% 0.28%
2004 14.71% 0.28%
2003 14.43% 0.27%
2002 14.16% 0.29%
2001 13.87% 0.28%
2000 13.59% 0.29%
1999 13.30% 0.29%
1998 13.01% 0.29%
1997 12.71% 0.30%
1996 12.42% 0.29%
1995 12.13% 0.29%
1994 11.85% 0.01%
1993 11.84% 0.02%
1992 11.81% 0.02%
1991 11.79% 11.79%
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%