Hong Kong 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.
  • Hong Kong youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 10.45%, a 0.58% decline from 2022.
  • Hong Kong youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 11.03%, a 1.76% decline from 2021.
  • Hong Kong youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 12.79%, a 2.75% decline from 2020.
  • Hong Kong youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.53%, a 7% 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%
Hong Kong Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 10.45% -0.58%
2022 11.03% -1.76%
2021 12.79% -2.75%
2020 15.53% 7.00%
2019 8.53% -0.22%
2018 8.75% 0.19%
2017 8.55% -1.21%
2016 9.76% -0.70%
2015 10.46% 1.23%
2014 9.23% -0.24%
2013 9.47% 0.22%
2012 9.26% -0.04%
2011 9.30% -2.84%
2010 12.14% -0.39%
2009 12.52% 3.98%
2008 8.54% -0.46%
2007 8.99% -1.41%
2006 10.40% -0.29%
2005 10.68% -1.41%
2004 12.09% -2.77%
2003 14.86% 0.02%
2002 14.84% 3.62%
2001 11.22% 0.15%
2000 11.07% -2.90%
1999 13.97% 3.51%
1998 10.45% 5.27%
1997 5.18% -1.44%
1996 6.62% -0.22%
1995 6.84% 2.53%
1994 4.32% -0.13%
1993 4.45% 0.18%
1992 4.27% 0.12%
1991 4.15% 0.12%