Dem. Rep. Congo - 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
2005 3.61
2012 6.76

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 Dem. Rep. Congo was 7.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 7.97 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.58 in 2005.

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 4.43
1992 4.38
1993 4.33
1994 4.25
1995 4.19
1996 4.13
1997 4.08
1998 4.02
1999 3.97
2000 3.91
2001 3.84
2002 3.77
2003 3.70
2004 3.64
2005 3.58
2006 3.99
2007 4.40
2008 4.82
2009 5.25
2010 5.66
2011 6.09
2012 6.52
2013 6.56
2014 6.61
2015 6.67
2016 6.74
2017 6.79
2018 6.83
2019 6.89
2020 7.97

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
2005 6.32
2012 11.30

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 Dem. Rep. Congo was 11.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 11.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.16 in 2005.

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 6.46
1992 6.46
1993 6.46
1994 6.41
1995 6.38
1996 6.37
1997 6.37
1998 6.34
1999 6.33
2000 6.33
2001 6.29
2002 6.25
2003 6.21
2004 6.18
2005 6.16
2006 6.80
2007 7.44
2008 8.08
2009 8.75
2010 9.38
2011 10.04
2012 10.71
2013 10.65
2014 10.61
2015 10.59
2016 10.58
2017 10.54
2018 10.50
2019 10.49
2020 11.83

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
2005 4.76
2012 8.68

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 Dem. Rep. Congo was 9.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 9.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.73 in 2005.

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 5.33
1992 5.30
1993 5.27
1994 5.21
1995 5.16
1996 5.12
1997 5.10
1998 5.04
1999 5.01
2000 4.98
2001 4.93
2002 4.87
2003 4.82
2004 4.77
2005 4.73
2006 5.24
2007 5.76
2008 6.28
2009 6.83
2010 7.35
2011 7.89
2012 8.44
2013 8.44
2014 8.44
2015 8.46
2016 8.50
2017 8.50
2018 8.51
2019 8.53
2020 9.75

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

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

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Year Value
2005 23.07
2012 25.79

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

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

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Year Value
2005 13.50
2012 16.43

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

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

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Year Value
2005 18.45
2012 21.36

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment