Virgin Islands (U.S.) 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.
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.) youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 25.55%, a 1.4% decline from 2022.
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.) youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 26.95%, a 4.46% decline from 2021.
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.) youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 31.42%, a 3.41% decline from 2020.
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.) youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 34.83%, a 7.43% 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%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 25.55% -1.40%
2022 26.95% -4.46%
2021 31.42% -3.41%
2020 34.83% 7.43%
2019 27.40% 0.50%
2018 26.89% 0.02%
2017 26.88% -0.87%
2016 27.74% 1.26%
2015 26.48% -1.00%
2014 27.49% 0.11%
2013 27.38% 1.41%
2012 25.97% 0.66%
2011 25.31% 1.29%
2010 24.02% 0.12%
2009 23.90% 3.19%
2008 20.71% 0.04%
2007 20.67% -0.42%
2006 21.09% -1.36%
2005 22.45% -0.21%
2004 22.66% -0.51%
2003 23.17% 0.80%
2002 22.37% 0.43%
2001 21.94% 0.38%
2000 21.56% -0.86%
1999 22.41% -0.47%
1998 22.89% -1.15%
1997 24.03% -0.35%
1996 24.38% -1.09%
1995 25.47% -0.53%
1994 26.00% -0.78%
1993 26.78% -0.07%
1992 26.84% 0.65%
1991 26.19% 0.65%