Estonia 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.
  • Estonia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 17.09%, a 1.32% decline from 2022.
  • Estonia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 18.41%, a 1.79% increase from 2021.
  • Estonia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.63%, a 1.75% decline from 2020.
  • Estonia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 18.37%, a 6.79% 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%
Estonia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 17.09% -1.32%
2022 18.41% 1.79%
2021 16.63% -1.75%
2020 18.37% 6.79%
2019 11.58% -0.46%
2018 12.04% -0.07%
2017 12.12% -1.98%
2016 14.09% -0.21%
2015 14.30% -0.67%
2014 14.98% -3.73%
2013 18.71% -2.15%
2012 20.86% -1.53%
2011 22.39% -10.56%
2010 32.95% 5.54%
2009 27.41% 15.38%
2008 12.03% 1.94%
2007 10.09% -2.03%
2006 12.12% -3.01%
2005 15.13% -10.46%
2004 25.59% -1.20%
2003 26.79% 6.59%
2002 20.20% -3.70%
2001 23.90% 2.80%
2000 21.11% -0.94%
1999 22.05% 7.21%
1998 14.84% -3.72%
1997 18.55% 2.78%
1996 15.77% 1.83%
1995 13.95% 2.61%
1994 11.34% 0.47%
1993 10.87% 3.48%
1992 7.39% 3.99%
1991 3.40% 3.99%