Macao 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.
  • Macao youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 6.97%, a 0.37% decline from 2022.
  • Macao youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.34%, a 1.01% increase from 2021.
  • Macao youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.33%, a 1.36% decline from 2020.
  • Macao youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.69%, a 3.03% 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%
Macao Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 6.97% -0.37%
2022 7.34% 1.01%
2021 6.33% -1.36%
2020 7.69% 3.03%
2019 4.65% -0.42%
2018 5.08% 0.02%
2017 5.06% 0.10%
2016 4.96% 0.64%
2015 4.32% 0.45%
2014 3.87% -0.25%
2013 4.12% -1.35%
2012 5.47% -0.28%
2011 5.75% 0.34%
2010 5.41% -2.12%
2009 7.53% 1.64%
2008 5.89% -0.60%
2007 6.49% -0.66%
2006 7.15% -1.09%
2005 8.24% -2.23%
2004 10.47% -1.32%
2003 11.79% 0.97%
2002 10.82% 0.98%
2001 9.84% -1.05%
2000 10.89% -0.69%
1999 11.57% 2.41%
1998 9.17% 1.65%
1997 7.52% 0.75%
1996 6.77% 1.03%
1995 5.74% 1.75%
1994 3.99% 0.69%
1993 3.30% -0.21%
1992 3.51% -1.23%
1991 4.73% -1.23%