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North Korea 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.
  • North Korea youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.23%, a 0.55% decline from 2021.
  • North Korea youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.78%, a 0.16% decline from 2020.
  • North Korea youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.94%, a 1.27% increase from 2019.
  • North Korea youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 6.67%, a 0.26% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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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%
North Korea Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 7.23% -0.55%
2021 7.78% -0.16%
2020 7.94% 1.27%
2019 6.67% -0.26%
2018 6.93% -0.07%
2017 7.00% -0.18%
2016 7.18% 0.19%
2015 6.99% 0.15%
2014 6.84% -0.02%
2013 6.86% 0.08%
2012 6.77% -0.06%
2011 6.83% 0.19%
2010 6.64% -0.14%
2009 6.78% -0.01%
2008 6.79% -0.18%
2007 6.97% -0.11%
2006 7.08% -0.08%
2005 7.15% -0.07%
2004 7.22% -0.08%
2003 7.31% 0.03%
2002 7.28% -0.08%
2001 7.37% 0.04%
2000 7.32% -0.04%
1999 7.36% 0.53%
1998 6.83% 0.57%
1997 6.26% 0.27%
1996 5.99% 0.15%
1995 5.84% 0.12%
1994 5.73% 0.33%
1993 5.39% 0.31%
1992 5.09% 0.13%
1991 4.96% 4.96%
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%