Switzerland 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.
  • Switzerland youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 8.00%, a 0.5% increase from 2022.
  • Switzerland youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.50%, a 1.32% decline from 2021.
  • Switzerland youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 8.82%, a 0.22% increase from 2020.
  • Switzerland youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 8.60%, a 0.61% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Switzerland Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 8.00% 0.50%
2022 7.50% -1.32%
2021 8.82% 0.22%
2020 8.60% 0.61%
2019 7.99% 0.06%
2018 7.94% -0.12%
2017 8.06% -0.52%
2016 8.58% -0.24%
2015 8.81% 0.22%
2014 8.60% -0.15%
2013 8.74% 0.42%
2012 8.33% 0.60%
2011 7.73% -0.49%
2010 8.22% -0.23%
2009 8.44% 1.43%
2008 7.02% -0.06%
2007 7.08% -0.62%
2006 7.70% -1.06%
2005 8.76% 1.05%
2004 7.71% -0.79%
2003 8.49% 2.91%
2002 5.59% -0.04%
2001 5.63% 0.82%
2000 4.81% -0.85%
1999 5.65% -0.12%
1998 5.77% -0.22%
1997 6.00% 1.34%
1996 4.65% 0.00%
1995 4.65% -0.90%
1994 5.56% -0.29%
1993 5.84% 2.83%
1992 3.01% -0.26%
1991 3.27% -0.26%