Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Taiwan
Taiwan: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 12.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Taiwan, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 12.33 for unemployment rate young vs older adults in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Taiwan peaked at 14.53 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.45, in 1991.
That places Taiwan 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.45 | — |
| 1992 | 4.62 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 4.59 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.61 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.19 | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 6.82 | +31.5% |
| 1997 | 6.81 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.2 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 7.26 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.26 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.34 | +42.5% |
| 2002 | 11.79 | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 11.38 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 10.75 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 10.53 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 10.24 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.71 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 11.73 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 14.53 | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 13.09 | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 12.47 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 12.64 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.12 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 12.73 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 12.1 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 12.19 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 11.53 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 12.03 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 11.68 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 11.84 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 11.87 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.14 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 12.33 | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +42.5% | 7.26 | 10.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.73 | 4.45 | 7.26 | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.93 | 7.26 | 14.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.39 | 11.53 | 13.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.97 | 11.68 | 12.33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More work & labour data for Taiwan
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 12,110 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 8,300 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 84,528 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.54 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 148,226 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0099 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.24 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.961 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.0496 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate young vs older adults in Taiwan?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Taiwan was 12.33 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.53 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 in 1991.
- How does Taiwan rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Taiwan ranks 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan 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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