Youth unemployment rate in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Youth unemployment rate was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment rate in Côte d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 4.0% for youth unemployment rate 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, youth unemployment rate in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 9.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2016.
That places Côte 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.
Youth unemployment rate in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.8% | — |
| 1992 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -36.6% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -39.6% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +157.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 5.4% | 8.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 2.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Côte 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Youth unemployment rate in Côte d'Ivoire was 4.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for youth unemployment rate?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate rising or falling in Côte 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 Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.