Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Western Sahara, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 24.6% for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Western Sahara peaked at 27.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2007.
Western Sahara ranks 33rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.7% | — |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 20.1% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 18.5% | 22.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.0% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.0% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.2% | 27.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More work & labour data for Western Sahara
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 831.29 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0693 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3513 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 890.2 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 91.33 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 398.6 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 432.7 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Western Sahara?
- Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Western Sahara was 24.6% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2007.
- How does Western Sahara rank for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Western Sahara ranks 33rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by 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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Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.