Turkmenistan 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.
  • Turkmenistan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 11.01%, a 0.39% increase from 2020.
  • Turkmenistan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 10.63%, a 1.16% increase from 2019.
  • Turkmenistan youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 9.47%, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • Turkmenistan youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 9.47%, a 0.08% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Jordan 40.53%
Namibia 40.44%
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North Macedonia 34.12%
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Brazil 31.90%
Algeria 31.88%
Montenegro 31.56%
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Serbia 30.41%
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Albania 27.84%
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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%
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Turkmenistan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 11.01% 0.39%
2020 10.63% 1.16%
2019 9.47% 0.00%
2018 9.47% -0.08%
2017 9.56% -0.19%
2016 9.74% -0.08%
2015 9.82% -0.15%
2014 9.97% 0.22%
2013 9.74% 0.09%
2012 9.65% 0.43%
2011 9.22% 0.28%
2010 8.95% 0.14%
2009 8.80% -1.36%
2008 10.17% -1.36%
2007 11.53% -1.91%
2006 13.43% -1.92%
2005 15.35% -1.60%
2004 16.96% -1.47%
2003 18.42% -1.60%
2002 20.02% -1.88%
2001 21.90% -1.30%
2000 23.20% -2.63%
1999 25.83% 1.38%
1998 24.45% 2.43%
1997 22.02% 1.36%
1996 20.66% 3.99%
1995 16.67% 7.12%
1994 9.55% 6.44%
1993 3.11% 0.01%
1992 3.09% 0.21%
1991 2.88% 0.21%