Azerbaijan Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Azerbaijan youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 13.55%, a 0.04% decline from 2022.
  • Azerbaijan youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 13.58%, a 0.88% decline from 2021.
  • Azerbaijan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 14.46%, a 0.66% decline from 2020.
  • Azerbaijan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.12%, a 3.72% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
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Azerbaijan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 13.55% -0.04%
2022 13.58% -0.88%
2021 14.46% -0.66%
2020 15.12% 3.72%
2019 11.40% -0.22%
2018 11.62% -0.70%
2017 12.32% -0.48%
2016 12.80% -0.41%
2015 13.21% -0.08%
2014 13.29% -0.10%
2013 13.39% -0.51%
2012 13.90% -0.52%
2011 14.41% -0.15%
2010 14.56% 0.94%
2009 13.61% -0.06%
2008 13.67% 0.28%
2007 13.39% -1.23%
2006 14.62% -0.66%
2005 15.28% -2.92%
2004 18.20% -0.74%
2003 18.94% -2.65%
2002 21.59% -0.50%
2001 22.09% -0.03%
2000 22.12% 1.63%
1999 20.49% 1.70%
1998 18.79% 1.74%
1997 17.05% 1.91%
1996 15.14% 1.72%
1995 13.42% 1.71%
1994 11.72% 3.36%
1993 8.35% 5.01%
1992 3.34% 1.67%
1991 1.67% 1.67%