Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA only
IDA only: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 9.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA only is 9.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA only peaked at 11.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1991.
That places IDA only 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.0% | — |
| 1992 | 9.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 36 United States Virgin Islands 24.2% compare
- 37 Mauritania 22.9% compare
- 38 Lebanon 22.7% compare
- 39 Iran, Islamic Republic of 21.9% compare
- 40 Morocco 21.9% compare
- 41 Chile 21.6% compare
- 42 Finland 21.5% compare
More work & labour data for IDA only
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA only?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA only was 9.8% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1991.
- How does IDA only rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- IDA only ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.