Puerto Rico 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.
  • Puerto Rico youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 13.65%, a 0.04% decline from 2022.
  • Puerto Rico youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 13.69%, a 3.27% decline from 2021.
  • Puerto Rico youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.96%, a 2.31% decline from 2020.
  • Puerto Rico youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 19.27%, a 0.66% 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%
Puerto Rico Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 13.65% -0.04%
2022 13.69% -3.27%
2021 16.96% -2.31%
2020 19.27% 0.66%
2019 18.62% -1.87%
2018 20.49% -3.54%
2017 24.03% -2.15%
2016 26.18% -0.31%
2015 26.49% -4.05%
2014 30.54% -0.74%
2013 31.28% -0.30%
2012 31.58% -2.50%
2011 34.08% -0.90%
2010 34.98% 2.70%
2009 32.28% 7.66%
2008 24.62% 2.33%
2007 22.30% -0.22%
2006 22.51% -1.02%
2005 23.54% 2.08%
2004 21.46% -1.88%
2003 23.34% 0.00%
2002 23.33% 0.53%
2001 22.81% 2.20%
2000 20.61% -2.28%
1999 22.89% -2.22%
1998 25.11% -2.17%
1997 27.28% -0.61%
1996 27.89% 1.39%
1995 26.50% -0.54%
1994 27.04% -3.51%
1993 30.55% -3.59%
1992 34.15% 0.01%
1991 34.14% 0.01%