Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 15.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IBRD only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IBRD only stood at 15.9%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IBRD only peaked at 20.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1991.
That places IBRD only 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.1% | — |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 12.1% | 16.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.3% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.7% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More work & labour data for IBRD only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IBRD only?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IBRD only was 15.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1991.
- How does IBRD only rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- IBRD only ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth total (% of total 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.