Libya 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.
  • Libya youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 49.44%, a 1.16% decline from 2022.
  • Libya youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 50.60%, a 0.75% decline from 2021.
  • Libya youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 51.35%, a 1.26% decline from 2020.
  • Libya youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 52.60%, a 2.43% 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%
Libya Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 49.44% -1.16%
2022 50.60% -0.75%
2021 51.35% -1.26%
2020 52.60% 2.43%
2019 50.18% 0.40%
2018 49.77% -0.32%
2017 50.09% -0.88%
2016 50.96% -0.22%
2015 51.18% 0.73%
2014 50.45% 0.05%
2013 50.41% 0.64%
2012 49.77% -0.22%
2011 49.99% 0.99%
2010 48.99% 0.41%
2009 48.58% 0.78%
2008 47.80% 0.82%
2007 46.98% 0.33%
2006 46.66% 0.59%
2005 46.07% -0.21%
2004 46.28% -0.01%
2003 46.30% -0.20%
2002 46.49% 0.12%
2001 46.37% 0.07%
2000 46.31% -0.12%
1999 46.42% 0.31%
1998 46.11% -0.09%
1997 46.20% 0.41%
1996 45.79% -0.09%
1995 45.89% 0.34%
1994 45.54% 0.78%
1993 44.76% 0.58%
1992 44.18% 0.70%
1991 43.49% 0.70%