Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in High income
High income: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 11.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in High income, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
High income recorded 11.9% for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in High income peaked at 18.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2023.
That places High income 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 17.3% | — |
| 1984 | 16.7% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 16.1% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 13.8% | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in High income 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 | +29.6% | 12.5% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.5% | 12.8% | 17.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 12.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.7% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.5% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.3% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in High income?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in High income was 11.9% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2023.
- How does High income rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- High income ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.