Somalia 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.
  • Somalia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 34.66%, a 1.05% decline from 2021.
  • Somalia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 35.71%, a 0.31% decline from 2020.
  • Somalia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 36.02%, a 2.1% increase from 2019.
  • Somalia youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 33.92%, a 0.14% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
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%
Somalia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 34.66% -1.05%
2021 35.71% -0.31%
2020 36.02% 2.10%
2019 33.92% 0.14%
2018 33.78% 0.47%
2017 33.31% 0.30%
2016 33.01% -0.16%
2015 33.17% -0.76%
2014 33.93% -0.02%
2013 33.95% 0.11%
2012 33.83% 0.35%
2011 33.49% 0.04%
2010 33.44% 0.06%
2009 33.38% 0.02%
2008 33.36% 0.05%
2007 33.32% -0.07%
2006 33.39% 0.10%
2005 33.28% 0.08%
2004 33.20% 0.02%
2003 33.18% -0.04%
2002 33.22% -0.08%
2001 33.30% -0.14%
2000 33.44% -0.42%
1999 33.86% -0.07%
1998 33.94% -0.27%
1997 34.21% -1.22%
1996 35.43% -0.36%
1995 35.78% -0.85%
1994 36.63% 1.19%
1993 35.45% -0.39%
1992 35.84% 0.39%
1991 35.44% 35.44%
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%