Philippines 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.
  • Philippines youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.19%, a 1.3% decline from 2021.
  • Philippines youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 8.49%, a 1.45% increase from 2020.
  • Philippines youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.05%, a 0.27% increase from 2019.
  • Philippines youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 6.78%, a 0.07% 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%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Philippines Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 7.19% -1.30%
2021 8.49% 1.45%
2020 7.05% 0.27%
2019 6.78% 0.07%
2018 6.70% -0.78%
2017 7.48% -0.29%
2016 7.77% -0.92%
2015 8.69% -0.98%
2014 9.66% 0.26%
2013 9.40% -0.21%
2012 9.60% -0.15%
2011 9.75% -0.29%
2010 10.05% -0.43%
2009 10.48% 0.32%
2008 10.15% 1.16%
2007 9.00% -1.32%
2006 10.32% 0.78%
2005 9.54% 0.21%
2004 9.33% 0.14%
2003 9.19% -0.23%
2002 9.43% -0.23%
2001 9.66% -0.09%
2000 9.75% 0.07%
1999 9.68% 0.12%
1998 9.55% 0.18%
1997 9.38% 0.03%
1996 9.35% -0.07%
1995 9.42% -0.10%
1994 9.52% -0.13%
1993 9.65% 0.05%
1992 9.59% 0.21%
1991 9.39% 9.39%
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%