France 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.
  • France youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 17.13%, a 0.82% decline from 2022.
  • France youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 17.95%, a 1.43% decline from 2021.
  • France youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 19.39%, a 1.09% decline from 2020.
  • France youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 20.48%, a 0.47% 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%
France Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 17.13% -0.82%
2022 17.95% -1.43%
2021 19.39% -1.09%
2020 20.48% 0.47%
2019 20.01% -1.04%
2018 21.04% -1.64%
2017 22.69% -2.37%
2016 25.06% -0.29%
2015 25.35% 0.45%
2014 24.90% 0.49%
2013 24.41% -0.56%
2012 24.97% 1.94%
2011 23.03% -0.58%
2010 23.61% -0.41%
2009 24.02% 4.80%
2008 19.21% -0.43%
2007 19.64% -2.81%
2006 22.45% 1.23%
2005 21.23% 1.54%
2004 19.69% 2.49%
2003 17.20% -1.66%
2002 18.86% 0.93%
2001 17.93% -2.58%
2000 20.51% -5.62%
1999 26.13% 0.18%
1998 25.95% -2.67%
1997 28.62% 1.36%
1996 27.27% 0.49%
1995 26.78% -1.64%
1994 28.42% 3.20%
1993 25.22% 3.80%
1992 21.42% 1.91%
1991 19.52% 1.91%