Armenia Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Armenia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 36.09%, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
  • Armenia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 36.59%, a 4.1% increase from 2019.
  • Armenia youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 32.49%, a 1.09% decline from 2018.
  • Armenia youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 33.58%, a 4.18% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
South Africa 64.18%
Libya 50.45%
Costa Rica 45.36%
Botswana 41.20%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 41.09%
Jordan 40.53%
Namibia 40.44%
St. Lucia 38.69%
Gabon 38.43%
Armenia 36.09%
North Macedonia 34.12%
Bosnia 32.87%
Brazil 31.90%
Algeria 31.88%
Montenegro 31.56%
Suriname 30.53%
Serbia 30.41%
Guyana 29.85%
Lebanon 29.60%
Albania 27.84%
Iran 27.21%
Iraq 27.20%
Colombia 26.45%
Jamaica 26.11%
Mauritius 25.26%
Turkey 24.31%
Dominican Republic 20.60%
Romania 20.57%
Samoa 19.69%
Belize 19.27%
Equatorial Guinea 18.29%
Fiji 18.06%
Maldives 17.74%
Russia 16.89%
Azerbaijan 16.49%
Paraguay 16.27%
Malaysia 15.60%
Venezuela 14.94%
Ecuador 14.23%
Bulgaria 14.16%
China 11.35%
Belarus 11.31%
Peru 11.16%
Tonga 11.12%
Turkmenistan 11.01%
Mexico 8.13%
Cuba 7.39%
Guatemala 7.21%
Thailand 6.98%
Kazakhstan 3.73%
Armenia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 36.09% -0.50%
2020 36.59% 4.10%
2019 32.49% -1.09%
2018 33.58% -4.18%
2017 37.76% 1.82%
2016 35.95% 4.15%
2015 31.80% -4.97%
2014 36.77% 1.66%
2013 35.11% 0.50%
2012 34.61% -3.77%
2011 38.38% -0.22%
2010 38.60% -1.23%
2009 39.83% 13.63%
2008 26.20% 14.60%
2007 11.59% -0.27%
2006 11.86% -0.29%
2005 12.15% -0.24%
2004 12.39% -0.34%
2003 12.73% -0.30%
2002 13.02% -0.26%
2001 13.29% -0.27%
2000 13.56% -0.32%
1999 13.88% 2.22%
1998 11.65% -1.73%
1997 13.38% 1.77%
1996 11.62% 3.11%
1995 8.51% -0.13%
1994 8.64% 1.68%
1993 6.96% 4.53%
1992 2.43% 0.28%
1991 2.15% 0.28%