Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 9.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend, 2011–2019
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 IDA blend is 9.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend peaked at 9.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2011.
IDA blend ranks 29th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.4% | — |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +43.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +17.6% |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in IDA blend was 9.6% in 2019, 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
- How does IDA blend rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- IDA blend ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.