Germany 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.
  • Germany youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 5.96%, a 0% increase from 2022.
  • Germany youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.96%, a 1.08% decline from 2021.
  • Germany youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.03%, a 0.09% decline from 2020.
  • Germany youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.12%, a 1.36% 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%
Germany Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 5.96% 0.00%
2022 5.96% -1.08%
2021 7.03% -0.09%
2020 7.12% 1.36%
2019 5.76% -0.43%
2018 6.19% -0.56%
2017 6.75% -0.29%
2016 7.04% -0.18%
2015 7.22% -0.52%
2014 7.73% -0.08%
2013 7.81% -0.22%
2012 8.03% -0.49%
2011 8.52% -1.30%
2010 9.82% -1.40%
2009 11.22% 0.66%
2008 10.56% -1.35%
2007 11.91% -1.86%
2006 13.77% -1.77%
2005 15.54% 2.55%
2004 12.99% 1.96%
2003 11.03% 1.74%
2002 9.29% 1.50%
2001 7.79% -0.76%
2000 8.54% -0.34%
1999 8.88% -0.91%
1998 9.79% -0.88%
1997 10.67% 1.04%
1996 9.63% 1.17%
1995 8.46% -0.50%
1994 8.96% 1.29%
1993 7.67% 1.70%
1992 5.97% 0.46%
1991 5.51% 0.46%