Central African Republic 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.
  • Central African Republic youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 10.71%, a 0.07% decline from 2022.
  • Central African Republic youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 10.78%, a 0.68% decline from 2021.
  • Central African Republic youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 11.45%, a 0.09% decline from 2020.
  • Central African Republic youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.54%, a 1.19% increase 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%
Central African Republic Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 10.71% -0.07%
2022 10.78% -0.68%
2021 11.45% -0.09%
2020 11.54% 1.19%
2019 10.35% 0.10%
2018 10.25% -0.27%
2017 10.53% 0.06%
2016 10.46% -0.01%
2015 10.47% 0.21%
2014 10.26% 0.11%
2013 10.15% -0.01%
2012 10.16% -0.14%
2011 10.29% -0.21%
2010 10.51% 0.28%
2009 10.23% 0.20%
2008 10.03% -0.14%
2007 10.17% -0.07%
2006 10.24% -0.21%
2005 10.45% -0.11%
2004 10.56% -0.24%
2003 10.79% -0.06%
2002 10.85% -0.02%
2001 10.87% 0.06%
2000 10.81% -0.12%
1999 10.93% -0.03%
1998 10.96% -0.08%
1997 11.04% -0.07%
1996 11.11% -0.07%
1995 11.19% -0.07%
1994 11.26% 0.05%
1993 11.21% 0.16%
1992 11.05% 0.23%
1991 10.81% 0.23%