Equatorial Guinea 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.
  • Equatorial Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 16.51%, a 0.66% decline from 2021.
  • Equatorial Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 17.18%, a 0.94% decline from 2020.
  • Equatorial Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 18.12%, a 2.18% increase from 2019.
  • Equatorial Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.94%, a 0.13% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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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%
Equatorial Guinea Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 16.51% -0.66%
2021 17.18% -0.94%
2020 18.12% 2.18%
2019 15.94% 0.13%
2018 15.81% -0.32%
2017 16.13% 0.13%
2016 16.00% 0.07%
2015 15.93% 0.29%
2014 15.64% 0.12%
2013 15.52% -0.09%
2012 15.61% -0.09%
2011 15.71% -0.27%
2010 15.97% 0.90%
2009 15.07% 0.33%
2008 14.75% -0.09%
2007 14.84% -0.01%
2006 14.85% -0.17%
2005 15.02% -0.12%
2004 15.13% -0.25%
2003 15.39% -0.04%
2002 15.43% 0.02%
2001 15.41% 0.17%
2000 15.24% -0.02%
1999 15.26% 0.09%
1998 15.18% 0.07%
1997 15.10% 0.23%
1996 14.87% 0.22%
1995 14.65% 0.12%
1994 14.53% 0.16%
1993 14.37% 0.23%
1992 14.14% 0.32%
1991 13.83% 0.32%