Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages) … national in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages) … national was 13.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income, 2000–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 13.5% for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income peaked at 22.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2000.
Lower middle income ranks 18th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages) … national in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +104.7% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 9.5% | 22.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 13.5% | 21.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income was 13.5% in 2024, 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.