Unemployment rate young vs older adults in G7
G7: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 9.95 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in G7, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate young vs older adults in G7 stood at 9.95.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in G7 peaked at 17.09 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.05, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in G7, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.76 | — |
| 1992 | 13.35 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 13.8 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 13.63 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 13.38 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 13.62 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 13.31 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 12.56 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 12.39 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 11.46 | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 11.5 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 12.53 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 12.87 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 12.7 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.75 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.11 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 11.7 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 12.81 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 16.61 | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 17.09 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 16.36 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 16.23 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.64 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 14.22 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 12.84 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 11.79 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 10.65 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 9.81 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 9.37 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 13.84 | +47.7% |
| 2021 | 10.63 | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 9.07 | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 9.05 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.95 | +10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults in G7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +47.7% | 9.37 | 13.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2 | 12.39 | 13.8 | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.7 | 11.46 | 16.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4 | 9.37 | 17.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.51 | 9.05 | 13.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near G7
More work & labour data for G7
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 269,967 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.06 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 405,962 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8793 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.33 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 133,818 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.55 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 110,526 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate young vs older adults in G7?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in G7 was 9.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in G7?
- The highest recorded value was 17.09 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.05 in 2023.
- How does G7 rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- G7 ranks 6th out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this G7 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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