Maldives 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.
  • Maldives youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 14.93%, a 0.3% decline from 2022.
  • Maldives youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.23%, a 0.39% decline from 2021.
  • Maldives youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 15.62%, a 0.75% decline from 2020.
  • Maldives youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 16.37%, a 2.44% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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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%
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Maldives Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 14.93% -0.30%
2022 15.23% -0.39%
2021 15.62% -0.75%
2020 16.37% 2.44%
2019 13.93% -0.51%
2018 14.44% -0.49%
2017 14.93% -0.39%
2016 15.32% -1.54%
2015 16.86% -1.44%
2014 18.30% -1.28%
2013 19.58% -1.20%
2012 20.78% -1.26%
2011 22.04% -1.27%
2010 23.30% -1.37%
2009 24.68% 2.54%
2008 22.14% 2.09%
2007 20.05% 2.13%
2006 17.92% 2.19%
2005 15.73% 2.30%
2004 13.43% 2.19%
2003 11.24% 2.22%
2002 9.02% 2.28%
2001 6.75% 2.34%
2000 4.41% 0.51%
1999 3.90% 0.51%
1998 3.39% 0.51%
1997 2.89% 0.51%
1996 2.38% 0.51%
1995 1.87% 0.02%
1994 1.85% 0.02%
1993 1.83% 0.02%
1992 1.81% 0.03%
1991 1.78% 0.03%