Liberia 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.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 2.26%, a 0.02% decline from 2022.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.28%, a 0.5% decline from 2021.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.77%, a 0.06% decline from 2020.
  • Liberia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 2.84%, a 0.54% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 36.80%
Somalia 34.28%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.52%
Yemen 32.66%
Rwanda 21.97%
Nepal 20.36%
South Sudan 18.27%
Afghanistan 18.08%
Tajikistan 16.90%
Zimbabwe 14.29%
Comoros 10.89%
Central African Republic 10.71%
Gambia 10.64%
Eritrea 10.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.60%
Burkina Faso 7.96%
Mozambique 7.58%
Guinea 7.27%
North Korea 7.09%
Malawi 6.76%
Ethiopia 5.58%
Madagascar 5.51%
Uganda 4.50%
Senegal 4.12%
Mali 4.11%
Guinea-Bissau 4.04%
Benin 3.89%
Sierra Leone 3.57%
Tanzania 3.49%
Togo 3.27%
Liberia 2.26%
Burundi 1.72%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.84%
Liberia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 2.26% -0.02%
2022 2.28% -0.50%
2021 2.77% -0.06%
2020 2.84% 0.54%
2019 2.30% 0.01%
2018 2.30% 0.00%
2017 2.30% 0.00%
2016 2.30% 0.38%
2015 1.92% 0.37%
2014 1.55% -0.40%
2013 1.95% -0.41%
2012 2.36% -0.41%
2011 2.77% -0.39%
2010 3.16% 0.03%
2009 3.13% 0.02%
2008 3.11% -0.01%
2007 3.12% -0.04%
2006 3.16% -0.09%
2005 3.25% 0.00%
2004 3.25% 0.01%
2003 3.24% 0.16%
2002 3.09% 0.08%
2001 3.01% 0.08%
2000 2.93% 0.02%
1999 2.91% -0.01%
1998 2.92% -0.12%
1997 3.04% -0.15%
1996 3.19% -0.16%
1995 3.35% -0.05%
1994 3.40% -0.02%
1993 3.43% -0.03%
1992 3.46% 0.04%
1991 3.42% 0.04%