Fiji - Youth unemployment

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

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in Fiji was 22.35 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 28.00 in 1982, while its lowest value was 16.00 in 2005.

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
1982 28.00
1996 16.70
2005 16.00
2011 18.40
2014 25.73
2016 22.35

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 Fiji was 23.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 23.54 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.47 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 12.69
1992 12.47
1993 12.75
1994 12.75
1995 12.96
1996 13.00
1997 13.53
1998 13.50
1999 13.27
2000 14.02
2001 14.19
2002 14.55
2003 15.16
2004 15.42
2005 16.24
2006 16.44
2007 16.89
2008 17.05
2009 17.47
2010 17.45
2011 17.78
2012 18.50
2013 18.82
2014 19.24
2015 20.41
2016 21.78
2017 21.90
2018 22.26
2019 22.63
2020 23.54

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

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in Fiji was 11.86 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 13.86 in 2014, while its lowest value was 7.09 in 2005.

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
1982 10.66
1996 11.27
2005 7.09
2011 12.14
2014 13.86
2016 11.86

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 Fiji was 12.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 12.79 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.69 in 1999.

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 7.18
1992 6.95
1993 7.02
1994 6.91
1995 6.94
1996 6.85
1997 7.01
1998 6.90
1999 6.69
2000 6.94
2001 6.88
2002 6.91
2003 7.02
2004 6.97
2005 7.14
2006 7.89
2007 8.77
2008 9.52
2009 10.43
2010 11.09
2011 11.97
2012 12.04
2013 11.90
2014 11.85
2015 11.80
2016 11.80
2017 11.81
2018 11.99
2019 12.24
2020 12.79

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

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in Fiji was 15.40 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 18.12 in 2014, while its lowest value was 9.80 in 2005.

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
1982 14.68
1996 13.12
2005 9.80
2011 14.15
2014 18.12
2016 15.40

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 Fiji was 16.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 16.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.85 in 1999.

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 9.10
1992 8.86
1993 9.00
1994 8.92
1995 9.00
1996 8.94
1997 9.20
1998 9.09
1999 8.85
2000 9.23
2001 9.23
2002 9.33
2003 9.56
2004 9.58
2005 9.92
2006 10.54
2007 11.32
2008 11.92
2009 12.70
2010 13.17
2011 13.90
2012 14.27
2013 14.36
2014 14.56
2015 14.82
2016 15.14
2017 15.16
2018 15.37
2019 15.66
2020 16.32

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 32.85
2011 27.67
2014 27.32
2016 29.59

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 8.96
2011 10.03
2014 11.43
2016 10.83

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 20.55
2011 18.40
2014 19.09
2016 20.09

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment