Mali 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.
  • Mali youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.49%, a 0.3% increase from 2021.
  • Mali youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.19%, a 2.55% decline from 2020.
  • Mali youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.74%, a 4.39% increase from 2019.
  • Mali youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 2.35%, a 0.02% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Somalia 35.63%
Haiti 34.03%
Yemen 25.64%
Syrian Arab Republic 22.12%
Nepal 20.60%
Comoros 20.27%
South Sudan 19.21%
Rwanda 17.41%
Tajikistan 17.41%
Zimbabwe 12.37%
Eritrea 11.09%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Togo 9.81%
Democratic Republic of Congo 9.29%
Burkina Faso 8.47%
Gambia 8.06%
Mozambique 8.05%
Guinea 7.89%
Malawi 7.73%
North Korea 6.94%
Uganda 6.58%
Ethiopia 6.33%
Senegal 4.78%
Guinea-Bissau 4.57%
Mali 4.49%
Tanzania 4.26%
Benin 4.18%
Sierra Leone 4.15%
Madagascar 3.95%
Liberia 3.08%
Chad 1.88%
Burundi 1.55%
Niger 0.71%
Mali Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 4.49% 0.30%
2021 4.19% -2.55%
2020 6.74% 4.39%
2019 2.35% 0.02%
2018 2.32% 0.09%
2017 2.23% 0.09%
2016 2.14% -0.02%
2015 2.16% -0.02%
2014 2.17% -0.04%
2013 2.22% -0.03%
2012 2.25% 0.01%
2011 2.24% 0.00%
2010 2.24% -0.01%
2009 2.25% -0.01%
2008 2.26% -0.02%
2007 2.27% 0.00%
2006 2.27% 0.00%
2005 2.27% -0.04%
2004 2.30% 0.04%
2003 2.26% -0.05%
2002 2.31% 0.07%
2001 2.24% -0.11%
2000 2.35% 0.03%
1999 2.33% 0.00%
1998 2.32% -0.04%
1997 2.36% 0.00%
1996 2.36% -0.07%
1995 2.43% 0.00%
1994 2.43% -0.02%
1993 2.45% -0.07%
1992 2.52% 0.09%
1991 2.43% 0.09%