Macao 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.
  • Macao youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.05%, a 1.03% increase from 2021.
  • Macao youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.02%, a 1.68% decline from 2020.
  • Macao youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.70%, a 3.04% increase from 2019.
  • Macao youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.65%, a 0.41% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Macao Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 7.05% 1.03%
2021 6.02% -1.68%
2020 7.70% 3.04%
2019 4.65% -0.41%
2018 5.06% 0.01%
2017 5.05% 0.07%
2016 4.98% 0.65%
2015 4.32% 0.48%
2014 3.84% -0.28%
2013 4.12% -1.35%
2012 5.47% -0.28%
2011 5.75% 0.34%
2010 5.41% -2.12%
2009 7.53% 1.64%
2008 5.89% -0.60%
2007 6.49% -0.66%
2006 7.15% -1.10%
2005 8.25% -2.20%
2004 10.45% -1.34%
2003 11.79% 0.96%
2002 10.83% 0.99%
2001 9.84% -1.04%
2000 10.88% -0.71%
1999 11.59% 2.40%
1998 9.19% 1.68%
1997 7.50% 0.74%
1996 6.76% 1.01%
1995 5.76% 1.78%
1994 3.98% 0.66%
1993 3.33% -0.27%
1992 3.60% -1.30%
1991 4.90% -1.30%