Unemployment, youth total
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. Reported as: national estimate.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 204
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
Provenance
Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.
Produced by
International Labour Organization
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: June 22, 2026
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World Bank
World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2025 | 18.56 | percent |
| Argentina | 2025 | 19.24 | percent |
| Australia | 2025 | 9.53 | percent |
| Austria | 2025 | 12.16 | percent |
| Belgium | 2025 | 17.40 | percent |
| Bhutan | 2025 | 17.92 | percent |
| Brazil | 2025 | 13.59 | percent |
| Bulgaria | 2025 | 13.10 | percent |
| Burkina Faso | 2025 | 13.95 | percent |
| Canada | 2025 | 13.84 | percent |
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