Somalia 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.
  • Somalia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 34.28%, a 0.14% decline from 2022.
  • Somalia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 34.42%, a 0.67% decline from 2021.
  • Somalia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 35.09%, a 0.53% decline from 2020.
  • Somalia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 35.61%, a 1.71% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
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%
Somalia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 34.28% -0.14%
2022 34.42% -0.67%
2021 35.09% -0.53%
2020 35.61% 1.71%
2019 33.91% 0.13%
2018 33.78% 0.40%
2017 33.38% 0.26%
2016 33.12% -0.13%
2015 33.25% -0.61%
2014 33.86% -0.19%
2013 34.05% -0.08%
2012 34.14% 0.11%
2011 34.03% 0.06%
2010 33.96% 0.08%
2009 33.88% 0.05%
2008 33.83% 0.04%
2007 33.79% -0.10%
2006 33.88% 0.06%
2005 33.83% 0.07%
2004 33.76% -0.11%
2003 33.86% 0.00%
2002 33.86% -0.06%
2001 33.92% 0.03%
2000 33.89% -0.36%
1999 34.25% -0.12%
1998 34.36% -0.27%
1997 34.63% -0.68%
1996 35.31% -0.25%
1995 35.57% -0.42%
1994 35.99% 0.66%
1993 35.33% -0.13%
1992 35.46% 0.23%
1991 35.23% 0.23%