Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Suriname
Suriname: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 26.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Suriname, 1989–2016
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2016, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Suriname stood at 26.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 97.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Suriname peaked at 40.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2015.
That places Suriname 21st out of 160 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 35.3% | — |
| 1990 | 36.6% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 40.1% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 34.1% | +47.3% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | -36.9% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -32.1% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +46.2% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +97.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 26.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 26.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +97.5% | 13.4% | 26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 23.1% | 40.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 20.2% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 13.4% | 26.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More work & labour data for Suriname
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Suriname?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Suriname was 26.5% in 2016, 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Suriname ranks 21st out of 160 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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.