New Zealand 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.
  • New Zealand youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 10.72%, a 1.41% increase from 2022.
  • New Zealand youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 9.31%, a 1.14% decline from 2021.
  • New Zealand youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 10.45%, a 1.98% decline from 2020.
  • New Zealand youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 12.44%, a 1.13% 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%
New Zealand Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 10.72% 1.41%
2022 9.31% -1.14%
2021 10.45% -1.98%
2020 12.44% 1.13%
2019 11.31% -0.54%
2018 11.86% -1.15%
2017 13.01% -0.51%
2016 13.51% -0.39%
2015 13.90% -0.23%
2014 14.13% -1.20%
2013 15.32% -2.71%
2012 18.03% 0.49%
2011 17.55% 0.09%
2010 17.45% 0.66%
2009 16.79% 5.36%
2008 11.44% 1.31%
2007 10.12% 0.15%
2006 9.97% 0.20%
2005 9.77% 0.10%
2004 9.68% -0.83%
2003 10.50% -1.25%
2002 11.75% -0.37%
2001 12.11% -1.41%
2000 13.52% -0.65%
1999 14.18% -0.85%
1998 15.03% 1.40%
1997 13.63% 1.36%
1996 12.27% -0.02%
1995 12.29% -3.19%
1994 15.48% -2.41%
1993 17.89% -1.29%
1992 19.17% -0.18%
1991 19.36% -0.18%