Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages) … national in Belarus
Belarus: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages) … national was 9.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Belarus, 1999–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Belarus is 9.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Belarus peaked at 14.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2025.
Belarus ranks 112th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages) … national in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.5% | — |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -7.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 9.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 9.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.2%, 61% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 109 Seychelles 9.6% compare
- 110 Australia 9.5% compare
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- 113 Jamaica 9.1% compare
- 114 Netherlands 8.8% compare
- 115 Afghanistan 8.8% compare
More work & labour data for Belarus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,566 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,235 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,116 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,351 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Belarus?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Belarus was 9.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Belarus ranks 112th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth total (% of total 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.