Finland 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.
  • Finland youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 15.92%, a 1.79% increase from 2022.
  • Finland youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 14.13%, a 2.92% decline from 2021.
  • Finland youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 17.05%, a 4.15% decline from 2020.
  • Finland youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 21.20%, a 4.1% 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%
Finland Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 15.92% 1.79%
2022 14.13% -2.92%
2021 17.05% -4.15%
2020 21.20% 4.10%
2019 17.10% 0.15%
2018 16.95% -3.09%
2017 20.04% -0.02%
2016 20.06% -2.26%
2015 22.32% 1.88%
2014 20.45% 0.63%
2013 19.82% 0.95%
2012 18.87% -1.08%
2011 19.95% -1.34%
2010 21.28% -0.11%
2009 21.39% 5.05%
2008 16.34% -0.08%
2007 16.42% -2.19%
2006 18.61% -1.36%
2005 19.97% -8.40%
2004 28.36% -0.58%
2003 28.94% -0.57%
2002 29.52% 1.71%
2001 27.80% -1.87%
2000 29.68% -0.14%
1999 29.82% -4.55%
1998 34.36% -0.83%
1997 35.20% -5.99%
1996 41.19% 0.55%
1995 40.64% 9.47%
1994 31.16% 0.36%
1993 30.80% 6.31%
1992 24.49% 9.55%
1991 14.94% 9.55%