Venezuela 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.
  • Venezuela youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 14.94%, a 0.26% increase from 2020.
  • Venezuela youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 14.68%, a 2.55% increase from 2019.
  • Venezuela youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 12.13%, a 0.07% decline from 2018.
  • Venezuela youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 12.21%, a 0.08% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
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%
Guatemala 7.21%
Thailand 6.98%
Kazakhstan 3.73%
Venezuela Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 14.94% 0.26%
2020 14.68% 2.55%
2019 12.13% -0.07%
2018 12.21% -0.08%
2017 12.28% 0.55%
2016 11.73% -1.50%
2015 13.24% -1.55%
2014 14.79% -1.36%
2013 16.15% 2.07%
2012 14.08% 0.05%
2011 14.04% -0.14%
2010 14.17% 2.04%
2009 12.13% -0.23%
2008 12.36% -1.22%
2007 13.58% -1.79%
2006 15.37% -2.89%
2005 18.26% -7.53%
2004 25.79% -2.16%
2003 27.95% 0.91%
2002 27.04% 4.72%
2001 22.31% -1.68%
2000 23.99% -0.64%
1999 24.64% 5.47%
1998 19.17% -0.23%
1997 19.40% -0.89%
1996 20.29% 2.50%
1995 17.79% 3.04%
1994 14.76% 3.31%
1993 11.45% -2.02%
1992 13.47% -3.14%
1991 16.61% -3.14%