Niger 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.
  • Niger youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 0.84%, a 0% increase from 2022.
  • Niger youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 0.85%, a 0.24% decline from 2021.
  • Niger youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 1.08%, a 0.14% increase from 2020.
  • Niger youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 0.94%, a 0.1% 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%
Niger Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 0.84% 0.00%
2022 0.85% -0.24%
2021 1.08% 0.14%
2020 0.94% 0.10%
2019 0.84% 0.03%
2018 0.81% 0.02%
2017 0.79% 0.04%
2016 0.75% 0.03%
2015 0.72% 0.05%
2014 0.67% -1.66%
2013 2.33% -1.53%
2012 3.86% 3.39%
2011 0.47% -0.75%
2010 1.22% -0.92%
2009 2.14% -0.86%
2008 3.00% -0.95%
2007 3.95% -1.06%
2006 5.00% -1.15%
2005 6.16% 0.65%
2004 5.51% 1.01%
2003 4.49% 0.70%
2002 3.80% 0.72%
2001 3.08% 0.05%
2000 3.03% 0.06%
1999 2.98% 0.00%
1998 2.97% -0.16%
1997 3.13% 0.00%
1996 3.13% 0.00%
1995 3.13% -0.01%
1994 3.13% -0.04%
1993 3.18% -0.03%
1992 3.21% -0.02%
1991 3.22% -0.02%