Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 16.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Late-demographic dividend, 2000–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2021, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Late-demographic dividend stood at 16.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 16.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.4% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 10 New Caledonia 34.5% compare
- 11 Puerto Rico 34.3% compare
- 12 Morocco 32.6% compare
- 13 Lesotho 31.1% compare
- 14 Guyana 30.7% compare
- 15 Guam 29.4% compare
- 16 North Macedonia 29.2% compare
More work & labour data for Late-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Late-demographic dividend?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Late-demographic dividend was 16.5% in 2021, 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.