Unemployment rate for young people in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Unemployment rate for young people was 4.01 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate for young people in Cote d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 4.01 for unemployment rate for young people in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 9.89 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.04, in 2016.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate for young people in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.77 | — |
| 1992 | 8.86 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 7.76 | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 6.68 | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 5.49 | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 5.46 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.43 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.6 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 5.99 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 6.47 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 7.28 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 7.68 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.84 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.04 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.12 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.46 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 8.64 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.92 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.07 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.68 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 9.89 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 6.27 | -36.6% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3.38 | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 2.04 | -39.6% |
| 2017 | 5.26 | +157.7% |
| 2018 | 4.67 | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 4.04 | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 4.69 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 4.75 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 4.24 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.25 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.01 | -5.6% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 4.01 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.12, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 4.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.79, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate for young people in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +157.7% | 2.04 | 5.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.67 | 5.43 | 8.86 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.83 | 6.47 | 8.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9 | 2.04 | 9.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 | 4.01 | 4.75 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More work & labour data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,814 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.05 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,867 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.53 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,166 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,805 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate for young people in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Cote d'Ivoire was 4.01 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 9.89 in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 in 2016.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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