Youth discouraged: ICLS13) (15-29) in Moldova
Moldova: Youth discouraged: ICLS13) (15-29) was 0.376 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Moldova is 0.376, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Moldova peaked at 18.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.376, in 2025.
That places Moldova 79th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Youth discouraged: ICLS13) (15-29) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.32 | — |
| 2001 | 14.95 | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 9 | -39.8% |
| 2003 | 8.37 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 6.84 | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 4.97 | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 9.5 | +91.2% |
| 2007 | 4.82 | -49.2% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | -35.7% |
| 2009 | 4.81 | +55.1% |
| 2010 | 3.92 | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 2.72 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | -55.8% |
| 2014 | 1.79 | +49.2% |
| 2015 | 0.975 | -45.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6 | +63.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | -68.7% |
| 2019 | 0.756 | +51.2% |
| 2023 | 0.704 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.451 | -35.9% |
| 2025 | 0.376 | -16.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.376 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.29, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.376 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.39, 7% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.47 | 3.1 | 18.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 0.5 | 3.92 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5103 | 0.376 | 0.704 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Moldova?
- Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Moldova was 0.376 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 18.32 in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.376 in 2025.
- How does Moldova rank for youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Moldova ranks 79th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ilo definition - icls13) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Discouraged job-seekers refer to those persons of working age who during a specified reference period were without work and available for work, but did not look for work in the recent past for specific reasons (for example, believing that there were no jobs available, believing there were none for which they would qualify, or having given up hope of finding employment). For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.