Comoros 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.
  • Comoros youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 21.66%, a 0.74% increase from 2020.
  • Comoros youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 20.92%, a 1.91% increase from 2019.
  • Comoros youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 19.01%, a 0.02% increase from 2018.
  • Comoros youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 18.98%, a 0% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 35.66%
Somalia 34.74%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.22%
Yemen 25.47%
Comoros 21.66%
South Sudan 20.97%
Afghanistan 20.23%
Tajikistan 17.38%
Mali 17.31%
Gambia 15.49%
Eritrea 14.62%
Guinea-Bissau 12.84%
Central African Republic 11.80%
Sierra Leone 10.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 10.08%
Malawi 9.85%
Togo 9.71%
Nepal 9.50%
Guinea 8.24%
Mozambique 8.12%
Burkina Faso 7.72%
Zimbabwe 7.33%
North Korea 6.13%
Ethiopia 5.72%
Senegal 5.04%
Madagascar 4.82%
Tanzania 4.60%
Uganda 4.33%
Benin 3.92%
Burundi 3.39%
Liberia 3.23%
Rwanda 2.93%
Chad 2.44%
Niger 1.02%
Comoros Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 21.66% 0.74%
2020 20.92% 1.91%
2019 19.01% 0.02%
2018 18.98% 0.00%
2017 18.98% -0.01%
2016 19.00% -0.04%
2015 19.04% 0.02%
2014 19.02% 0.98%
2013 18.04% 0.92%
2012 17.12% 0.95%
2011 16.17% 0.92%
2010 15.25% 0.91%
2009 14.34% 0.91%
2008 13.43% 0.86%
2007 12.57% 0.90%
2006 11.67% 0.88%
2005 10.79% 0.86%
2004 9.93% -0.04%
2003 9.97% -0.04%
2002 10.01% -0.04%
2001 10.05% 0.03%
2000 10.02% -0.13%
1999 10.15% -0.05%
1998 10.20% -0.02%
1997 10.22% -0.10%
1996 10.32% 0.00%
1995 10.32% -0.13%
1994 10.45% 0.03%
1993 10.42% 0.00%
1992 10.42% -0.19%
1991 10.61% -0.19%