Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Liberia
Liberia: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Liberia, 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 Liberia stood at 2.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Liberia peaked at 3.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2014.
Liberia ranks 182nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.8%, 29% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +26.4% | 2.3% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 179 Solomon Islands 2.8% compare
- 180 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.4% compare
- 181 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.4% compare
- 183 Burundi 1.7% compare
- 184 Chad 1.5% compare
- 185 Cambodia 0.7% compare
More work & labour data for Liberia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1155 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,689 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,115 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,410 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,256 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 12,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Liberia?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Liberia was 2.3% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
- How does Liberia rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Liberia ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.