China 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.
- China youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 13.17%, a 0.73% increase from 2021.
- China youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 12.44%, a 0.25% decline from 2020.
- China youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 12.69%, a 1.96% increase from 2019.
- China youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 10.73%, a 1.02% increase from 2018.
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 |
| South Africa | 51.52% |
| Libya | 51.47% |
| St. Lucia | 40.02% |
| Namibia | 39.78% |
| Jordan | 39.42% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 38.18% |
| Botswana | 37.85% |
| Gabon | 36.89% |
| North Macedonia | 34.91% |
| Iraq | 34.59% |
| Bosnia | 33.47% |
| Costa Rica | 31.89% |
| Algeria | 29.03% |
| Montenegro | 28.26% |
| Albania | 27.79% |
| Suriname | 26.18% |
| Iran | 26.00% |
| Lebanon | 25.50% |
| Guyana | 25.40% |
| Serbia | 24.85% |
| Armenia | 24.57% |
| Mauritius | 22.86% |
| Romania | 21.98% |
| Belize | 21.81% |
| Colombia | 21.61% |
| Brazil | 21.36% |
| Samoa | 20.81% |
| Turkey | 18.98% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16.51% |
| Dominican Republic | 16.17% |
| Paraguay | 15.15% |
| Maldives | 15.13% |
| Fiji | 14.90% |
| Jamaica | 14.58% |
| Azerbaijan | 13.40% |
| China | 13.17% |
| Bulgaria | 12.23% |
| Malaysia | 11.70% |
| Venezuela | 11.39% |
| Belarus | 11.22% |
| Turkmenistan | 10.59% |
| Ecuador | 8.65% |
| Tonga | 8.38% |
| Peru | 7.45% |
| Mexico | 6.36% |
| Guatemala | 5.05% |
| Thailand | 4.47% |
| Kazakhstan | 3.85% |
| Cuba | 3.47% |
| China Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 | Annual Change |
| 2022 | 13.17% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 12.44% | -0.25% |
| 2020 | 12.69% | 1.96% |
| 2019 | 10.73% | 1.02% |
| 2018 | 9.71% | -0.76% |
| 2017 | 10.47% | -0.14% |
| 2016 | 10.61% | -0.10% |
| 2015 | 10.71% | 0.18% |
| 2014 | 10.54% | 0.20% |
| 2013 | 10.34% | 0.17% |
| 2012 | 10.17% | 0.19% |
| 2011 | 9.98% | 0.16% |
| 2010 | 9.82% | -0.32% |
| 2009 | 10.14% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 9.80% | 0.58% |
| 2007 | 9.22% | -0.10% |
| 2006 | 9.32% | -0.16% |
| 2005 | 9.48% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 9.42% | -0.19% |
| 2003 | 9.61% | 0.70% |
| 2002 | 8.91% | 0.92% |
| 2001 | 7.99% | 1.15% |
| 2000 | 6.84% | 0.07% |
| 1999 | 6.76% | 0.10% |
| 1998 | 6.67% | 0.10% |
| 1997 | 6.57% | 0.31% |
| 1996 | 6.26% | 0.34% |
| 1995 | 5.92% | 0.30% |
| 1994 | 5.63% | 0.51% |
| 1993 | 5.12% | 0.69% |
| 1992 | 4.43% | 0.07% |
| 1991 | 4.37% | 0.07% |
