Azerbaijan 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.
  • Azerbaijan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.49%, a 1.19% increase from 2020.
  • Azerbaijan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.30%, a 2.86% increase from 2019.
  • Azerbaijan youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 12.45%, a 0.19% decline from 2018.
  • Azerbaijan youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 12.64%, a 0.43% 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%
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Azerbaijan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 16.49% 1.19%
2020 15.30% 2.86%
2019 12.45% -0.19%
2018 12.64% -0.43%
2017 13.07% -0.23%
2016 13.30% -0.01%
2015 13.31% -0.11%
2014 13.42% -0.06%
2013 13.48% -0.58%
2012 14.06% -0.53%
2011 14.59% -0.22%
2010 14.81% 0.99%
2009 13.82% -0.05%
2008 13.87% 0.33%
2007 13.54% -1.21%
2006 14.75% -0.62%
2005 15.37% -2.93%
2004 18.30% -0.70%
2003 19.00% -2.69%
2002 21.69% -0.54%
2001 22.23% -0.02%
2000 22.25% 1.48%
1999 20.77% 1.70%
1998 19.07% 1.60%
1997 17.47% 1.82%
1996 15.65% 1.65%
1995 13.99% 1.73%
1994 12.27% 3.48%
1993 8.79% 5.26%
1992 3.53% 1.76%
1991 1.77% 1.76%