Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) was 7.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend is 7.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend peaked at 9.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2007.
IDA blend ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.8% | — |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +44.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +44.3% | 6.0% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend?
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend was 7.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2007.
- How does IDA blend rank for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)?
- IDA blend ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.