Arab World - Youth unemployment

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2014 41.94
2016 39.04

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 47.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 47.88 in 2020, while its lowest value was 26.36 in 1992.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 27.21
1992 26.36
1993 29.10
1994 30.42
1995 31.94
1996 28.92
1997 29.43
1998 29.73
1999 28.67
2000 32.63
2001 33.29
2002 31.21
2003 31.85
2004 32.79
2005 34.28
2006 34.66
2007 33.73
2008 35.60
2009 36.67
2010 38.22
2011 38.85
2012 40.98
2013 40.69
2014 40.62
2015 40.04
2016 39.44
2017 42.27
2018 46.09
2019 45.09
2020 47.88

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2014 22.92
2016 23.54

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 24.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 26.29 in 1995, while its lowest value was 18.51 in 2009.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 22.82
1992 24.48
1993 25.86
1994 25.77
1995 26.29
1996 24.65
1997 23.17
1998 23.16
1999 22.98
2000 24.00
2001 24.49
2002 24.77
2003 25.37
2004 22.84
2005 23.17
2006 21.69
2007 20.72
2008 20.50
2009 18.51
2010 18.98
2011 21.61
2012 23.09
2013 23.37
2014 23.52
2015 25.31
2016 24.85
2017 25.18
2018 22.66
2019 21.17
2020 24.03

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2007 23.24
2014 26.50
2016 26.98

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 28.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 28.62 in 2017, while its lowest value was 22.85 in 2009.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 24.62
1992 25.41
1993 27.19
1994 27.46
1995 28.10
1996 25.96
1997 24.95
1998 24.99
1999 24.67
2000 26.50
2001 27.01
2002 26.68
2003 27.22
2004 25.65
2005 26.15
2006 25.07
2007 23.84
2008 24.01
2009 22.85
2010 23.49
2011 25.55
2012 27.15
2013 27.22
2014 27.24
2015 28.60
2016 28.17
2017 28.62
2018 27.32
2019 25.71
2020 28.44

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment