Chile 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.
  • Chile youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 22.05%, a 3.64% increase from 2022.
  • Chile youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 18.41%, a 2.14% decline from 2021.
  • Chile youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 20.55%, a 4.03% decline from 2020.
  • Chile youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 24.58%, a 5.61% 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%
Chile Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 22.05% 3.64%
2022 18.41% -2.14%
2021 20.55% -4.03%
2020 24.58% 5.61%
2019 18.97% 0.88%
2018 18.09% 0.35%
2017 17.74% 2.01%
2016 15.73% 0.01%
2015 15.73% -1.19%
2014 16.92% 0.35%
2013 16.57% -0.25%
2012 16.82% -1.07%
2011 17.89% -1.05%
2010 18.94% -7.77%
2009 26.71% 2.98%
2008 23.73% 2.12%
2007 21.61% -0.47%
2006 22.08% -1.29%
2005 23.37% -1.11%
2004 24.48% -0.20%
2003 24.68% -0.25%
2002 24.93% 0.42%
2001 24.51% -0.18%
2000 24.70% -0.60%
1999 25.29% 7.48%
1998 17.82% 0.27%
1997 17.55% -0.31%
1996 17.85% 7.10%
1995 10.76% -2.06%
1994 12.81% 2.30%
1993 10.52% 0.28%
1992 10.24% -1.63%
1991 11.87% -1.63%