Fiji 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.
  • Fiji youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 15.24%, a 0.46% decline from 2022.
  • Fiji youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.70%, a 0.93% decline from 2021.
  • Fiji youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.63%, a 0.34% decline from 2020.
  • Fiji youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 16.97%, a 1.41% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Fiji Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 15.24% -0.46%
2022 15.70% -0.93%
2021 16.63% -0.34%
2020 16.97% 1.41%
2019 15.57% 0.17%
2018 15.40% 0.21%
2017 15.18% 0.25%
2016 14.93% 0.35%
2015 14.58% 0.20%
2014 14.38% 0.24%
2013 14.14% 0.28%
2012 13.86% 0.25%
2011 13.62% 0.64%
2010 12.98% 0.59%
2009 12.39% 0.75%
2008 11.64% 0.66%
2007 10.98% 0.78%
2006 10.20% 0.62%
2005 9.58% -1.91%
2004 11.48% 0.08%
2003 11.41% 0.08%
2002 11.33% 0.25%
2001 11.08% 0.09%
2000 10.99% 0.07%
1999 10.93% -0.03%
1998 10.95% 0.08%
1997 10.87% 0.21%
1996 10.66% -0.02%
1995 10.68% 0.09%
1994 10.59% -0.11%
1993 10.70% 0.12%
1992 10.58% 0.13%
1991 10.45% 0.13%