Burundi 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.
  • Burundi youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 1.72%, a 0% increase from 2022.
  • Burundi youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 1.72%, a 0.03% decline from 2021.
  • Burundi youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 1.75%, a 0.05% increase from 2020.
  • Burundi youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 1.69%, a 0.08% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 36.80%
Somalia 34.28%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.52%
Yemen 32.66%
Rwanda 21.97%
Nepal 20.36%
South Sudan 18.27%
Afghanistan 18.08%
Tajikistan 16.90%
Zimbabwe 14.29%
Comoros 10.89%
Central African Republic 10.71%
Gambia 10.64%
Eritrea 10.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.60%
Burkina Faso 7.96%
Mozambique 7.58%
Guinea 7.27%
North Korea 7.09%
Malawi 6.76%
Ethiopia 5.58%
Madagascar 5.51%
Uganda 4.50%
Senegal 4.12%
Mali 4.11%
Guinea-Bissau 4.04%
Benin 3.89%
Sierra Leone 3.57%
Tanzania 3.49%
Togo 3.27%
Liberia 2.26%
Burundi 1.72%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.84%
Burundi Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 1.72% 0.00%
2022 1.72% -0.03%
2021 1.75% 0.05%
2020 1.69% -0.08%
2019 1.77% -0.24%
2018 2.01% -0.23%
2017 2.24% -0.23%
2016 2.47% -0.21%
2015 2.68% -0.25%
2014 2.93% 0.22%
2013 2.71% 0.17%
2012 2.54% 0.14%
2011 2.40% 0.10%
2010 2.30% 0.09%
2009 2.20% 0.07%
2008 2.13% -0.90%
2007 3.03% -0.86%
2006 3.90% 0.03%
2005 3.87% -0.02%
2004 3.88% 0.03%
2003 3.85% -0.03%
2002 3.88% 0.01%
2001 3.87% 0.01%
2000 3.86% -0.01%
1999 3.87% -0.04%
1998 3.91% 0.03%
1997 3.88% 0.03%
1996 3.85% 0.00%
1995 3.85% -0.03%
1994 3.88% 0.01%
1993 3.87% -0.02%
1992 3.89% -0.02%
1991 3.91% -0.02%