Unemployment rate young vs older adults in CARICOM

CARICOM: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 28.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.86
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
1st
of 6 groups
All-time high
33.69
in 2020
All-time low
19.63
in 1999
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Unemployment rate young vs older adults in CARICOM, 1991–2024

01020301991200720241991: 20.21992: 20.61993: 20.51994: 20.71995: 20.21996: 19.81997: 19.61998: 19.61999: 19.62000: 20.82001: 22.12002: 23.82003: 25.42004: 26.42005: 27.82006: 28.92007: 30.22008: 29.52009: 29.72010: 29.92011: 29.12012: 29.22013: 29.52014: 29.52015: 29.22016: 29.92017: 29.52018: 29.42019: 29.12020: 33.72021: 31.92022: 29.42023: 28.62024: 28.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate young vs older adults in CARICOM is 28.86, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in CARICOM peaked at 33.69 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.63, in 1999.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Unemployment rate young vs older adults in CARICOM, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate young vs older adults in CARICOM, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 20.2
1992 20.63 +2.1%
1993 20.46 -0.8%
1994 20.66 +1.0%
1995 20.16 -2.4%
1996 19.82 -1.7%
1997 19.63 -1.0%
1998 19.65 +0.1%
1999 19.63 -0.1%
2000 20.81 +6.0%
2001 22.07 +6.0%
2002 23.76 +7.7%
2003 25.45 +7.1%
2004 26.43 +3.9%
2005 27.78 +5.1%
2006 28.91 +4.1%
2007 30.21 +4.5%
2008 29.54 -2.2%
2009 29.74 +0.7%
2010 29.88 +0.5%
2011 29.11 -2.6%
2012 29.23 +0.4%
2013 29.54 +1.1%
2014 29.49 -0.2%
2015 29.23 -0.9%
2016 29.89 +2.3%
2017 29.51 -1.3%
2018 29.39 -0.4%
2019 29.12 -0.9%
2020 33.69 +15.7%
2021 31.91 -5.3%
2022 29.39 -7.9%
2023 28.56 -2.8%
2024 28.86 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.09 19.63 20.66 9
2000s 26.47 20.81 30.21 10
2010s 29.44 29.11 29.89 10
2020s 30.48 28.56 33.69 5

Countries ranked near CARICOM

  1. 1 Djibouti 76.49 compare
  2. 2 South Africa 60.25 compare
  3. 3 Eswatini 54.37 compare
  4. 4 Libya 50.59 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate young vs older adults in CARICOM?
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in CARICOM was 28.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in CARICOM?
The highest recorded value was 33.69 in 2020.
What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in CARICOM?
The lowest recorded value was 19.63 in 1999.
How does CARICOM rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
CARICOM ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in CARICOM?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this CARICOM data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment rate young vs older adults
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 6,621 data points, 1991–2024
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