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 2021 was 18.29%, a 1.06% decline from 2020.
  • Equatorial Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 19.35%, a 1.91% increase from 2019.
  • Equatorial Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 17.44%, a 0.25% increase from 2018.
  • Equatorial Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 17.19%, a 0.11% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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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%
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Equatorial Guinea Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 18.29% -1.06%
2020 19.35% 1.91%
2019 17.44% 0.25%
2018 17.19% -0.11%
2017 17.29% 0.03%
2016 17.26% 0.17%
2015 17.10% 0.55%
2014 16.54% -0.06%
2013 16.61% -0.07%
2012 16.68% -0.15%
2011 16.82% -0.27%
2010 17.10% 0.83%
2009 16.27% 0.30%
2008 15.96% -0.30%
2007 16.26% 0.01%
2006 16.26% -0.12%
2005 16.38% 0.11%
2004 16.28% -0.17%
2003 16.45% 0.14%
2002 16.31% 0.21%
2001 16.10% 0.19%
2000 15.91% -0.01%
1999 15.92% 0.00%
1998 15.92% -0.10%
1997 16.03% -0.03%
1996 16.06% 0.01%
1995 16.04% 0.09%
1994 15.96% 0.11%
1993 15.85% 0.21%
1992 15.64% 0.26%
1991 15.38% 0.26%