Lao PDR 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.
  • Lao PDR youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.32%, a 0.32% decline from 2021.
  • Lao PDR youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.64%, a 0.12% decline from 2020.
  • Lao PDR youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.75%, a 0.81% increase from 2019.
  • Lao PDR youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 5.95%, a 0.09% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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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%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Lao PDR Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 6.32% -0.32%
2021 6.64% -0.12%
2020 6.75% 0.81%
2019 5.95% 0.09%
2018 5.86% 0.07%
2017 5.79% 0.63%
2016 5.16% 0.62%
2015 4.53% 0.61%
2014 3.92% 0.60%
2013 3.32% 0.59%
2012 2.73% 0.57%
2011 2.17% 0.57%
2010 1.60% -0.26%
2009 1.85% -0.23%
2008 2.08% -0.25%
2007 2.34% -0.27%
2006 2.61% -0.30%
2005 2.91% -0.31%
2004 3.22% -0.30%
2003 3.52% -0.29%
2002 3.81% -0.24%
2001 4.04% -0.33%
2000 4.37% -0.23%
1999 4.60% -0.27%
1998 4.87% -0.15%
1997 5.01% -0.19%
1996 5.21% -0.28%
1995 5.49% -0.03%
1994 5.51% -0.12%
1993 5.64% 0.05%
1992 5.58% 0.35%
1991 5.24% 5.24%
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%