Liberia 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.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.29%, a 0.54% decline from 2021.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.83%, a 0.02% decline from 2020.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 2.84%, a 0.55% increase from 2019.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 2.29%, a 0% increase 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%
Liberia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 2.29% -0.54%
2021 2.83% -0.02%
2020 2.84% 0.55%
2019 2.29% 0.00%
2018 2.29% 0.00%
2017 2.29% 0.00%
2016 2.30% 0.38%
2015 1.92% 0.36%
2014 1.56% -0.40%
2013 1.96% -0.41%
2012 2.37% -0.41%
2011 2.77% -0.39%
2010 3.17% 0.02%
2009 3.14% 0.02%
2008 3.12% -0.01%
2007 3.13% -0.04%
2006 3.17% -0.12%
2005 3.28% 0.00%
2004 3.29% 0.01%
2003 3.28% 0.25%
2002 3.03% 0.11%
2001 2.92% 0.09%
2000 2.83% -0.03%
1999 2.86% -0.05%
1998 2.91% -0.13%
1997 3.04% -0.25%
1996 3.29% -0.18%
1995 3.47% -0.09%
1994 3.56% 0.02%
1993 3.54% -0.03%
1992 3.57% 0.08%
1991 3.49% 3.49%
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%