Lebanon 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.
  • Lebanon youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 23.74%, a 0.04% decline from 2022.
  • Lebanon youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 23.78%, a 1.57% decline from 2021.
  • Lebanon youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 25.35%, a 1.39% decline from 2020.
  • Lebanon youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 26.74%, a 3.43% 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%
Lebanon Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 23.74% -0.04%
2022 23.78% -1.57%
2021 25.35% -1.39%
2020 26.74% 3.43%
2019 23.31% 0.63%
2018 22.68% 0.65%
2017 22.03% 0.70%
2016 21.33% 0.81%
2015 20.52% 0.84%
2014 19.68% 0.69%
2013 18.99% 0.91%
2012 18.08% 1.02%
2011 17.06% 1.02%
2010 16.04% 0.78%
2009 15.26% -3.26%
2008 18.52% -3.32%
2007 21.84% 0.59%
2006 21.25% 0.76%
2005 20.49% 0.70%
2004 19.79% -0.37%
2003 20.16% -0.34%
2002 20.49% -0.43%
2001 20.93% -0.27%
2000 21.20% -0.24%
1999 21.43% 0.33%
1998 21.10% -0.04%
1997 21.14% 0.45%
1996 20.69% 0.14%
1995 20.55% 0.35%
1994 20.19% 0.34%
1993 19.85% 0.19%
1992 19.66% -0.41%
1991 20.08% -0.41%