Belize 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.
  • Belize youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 17.41%, a 0.61% decline from 2022.
  • Belize youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 18.02%, a 1.85% decline from 2021.
  • Belize youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 19.86%, a 2.4% decline from 2020.
  • Belize youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 22.26%, a 2.4% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
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%
Cuba 2.99%
Belize Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 17.41% -0.61%
2022 18.02% -1.85%
2021 19.86% -2.40%
2020 22.26% 2.40%
2019 19.86% 1.93%
2018 17.93% 2.21%
2017 15.72% -0.86%
2016 16.58% 0.08%
2015 16.51% -1.80%
2014 18.30% 1.38%
2013 16.92% -0.01%
2012 16.93% -0.05%
2011 16.98% 0.04%
2010 16.94% 0.16%
2009 16.78% 0.27%
2008 16.52% -0.70%
2007 17.21% -1.81%
2006 19.02% -3.12%
2005 22.13% 0.62%
2004 21.51% 0.52%
2003 21.00% 0.67%
2002 20.32% 1.81%
2001 18.51% -3.41%
2000 21.93% -3.82%
1999 25.74% -2.47%
1998 28.22% 3.20%
1997 25.02% -1.53%
1996 26.55% 2.59%
1995 23.96% 2.66%
1994 21.30% 2.28%
1993 19.02% 0.16%
1992 18.85% 0.16%
1991 18.70% 0.16%