Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) was 14.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 14.8% for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 20.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2010.
That places Early-demographic dividend 11th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +63.5% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 11.4% | 20.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.4% | 20.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 8 Iraq 31.6% compare
- 9 New Caledonia 30.9% compare
- 10 North Macedonia 30.3% compare
- 11 Bermuda 30.0% compare
- 12 Guam 29.5% compare
- 13 Morocco 28.7% compare
- 14 Montenegro 26.5% compare
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Early-demographic dividend?
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Early-demographic dividend was 14.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2010.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national 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. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.