Guyana 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.
  • Guyana youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 25.87%, a 0.2% increase from 2022.
  • Guyana youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 25.67%, a 3.91% decline from 2021.
  • Guyana youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 29.58%, a 1.76% decline from 2020.
  • Guyana youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 31.34%, a 4.32% 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%
Guyana Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 25.87% 0.20%
2022 25.67% -3.91%
2021 29.58% -1.76%
2020 31.34% 4.32%
2019 27.02% 0.86%
2018 26.16% 0.37%
2017 25.79% 0.47%
2016 25.32% 0.49%
2015 24.83% 0.59%
2014 24.24% 0.53%
2013 23.72% 0.41%
2012 23.31% 0.33%
2011 22.97% 0.27%
2010 22.70% 0.45%
2009 22.25% 0.41%
2008 21.84% 0.28%
2007 21.56% 0.24%
2006 21.32% -0.84%
2005 22.16% -0.56%
2004 22.72% -0.61%
2003 23.33% -0.63%
2002 23.96% -0.37%
2001 24.33% -0.53%
2000 24.86% -0.16%
1999 25.02% -0.23%
1998 25.26% -0.18%
1997 25.43% -0.32%
1996 25.76% -0.40%
1995 26.16% -0.32%
1994 26.48% -0.52%
1993 27.00% -0.67%
1992 27.67% 0.14%
1991 27.53% 0.14%