Japan 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.
  • Japan youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 4.09%, a 0.32% decline from 2022.
  • Japan youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.41%, a 0.22% decline from 2021.
  • Japan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.63%, a 0.05% decline from 2020.
  • Japan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.68%, a 0.74% 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%
Japan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 4.09% -0.32%
2022 4.41% -0.22%
2021 4.63% -0.05%
2020 4.68% 0.74%
2019 3.94% 0.27%
2018 3.67% -0.94%
2017 4.61% -0.51%
2016 5.12% -0.35%
2015 5.47% -0.83%
2014 6.29% -0.51%
2013 6.80% -1.42%
2012 8.22% -0.09%
2011 8.31% -1.13%
2010 9.45% 0.25%
2009 9.19% 1.89%
2008 7.31% -0.56%
2007 7.86% -0.43%
2006 8.29% -0.41%
2005 8.70% -0.87%
2004 9.56% -0.63%
2003 10.19% 0.13%
2002 10.06% 0.46%
2001 9.60% 0.39%
2000 9.21% -0.09%
1999 9.30% 1.57%
1998 7.73% 1.08%
1997 6.65% -0.09%
1996 6.74% 0.63%
1995 6.10% 0.64%
1994 5.46% 0.35%
1993 5.11% 0.75%
1992 4.36% -0.11%
1991 4.47% -0.11%