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Youth unemployment in United States

1991 – 2025 · 35 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 21, 2026
economy · United States

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

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overview 4 figures people 18 figures economy 18 figures housing 6 figures education 10 figures tourism 3 figures climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 9.3% +0.4 pp section.change_since
Countries · 2025 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −2.3 pp
vs section.levels.world −4.1 pp section.levels.world: 13.4% · 2025
Youth unemployment, 1991 – 2025 percent · United States · section.levels.world
−2.3 pp section.change_since
United States section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

section.compare Youth unemployment · percent
United States
9.3%
section.levels.world
13.4%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 1991 – 2025
Latest value 9.3% · 2025
First value 13.5% · 1991
Highest 18.4% · 2010
Lowest 8.0% · 2023
Data points 35

By year

section.all_years · 1991 – 2025

YearUnited StatesChange section.levels.world
2025 9.3% +0.4 pp 13.4%
2024 8.9% +1.0 pp 13.3%
2023 8.0% −0.2 pp 13.4%
2022 8.1% −1.6 pp 14.1%
2021 9.7% −5.2 pp 15.7%
2020 14.9% +6.5 pp 17.1%
2019 8.4% −0.2 pp 15.3%
2018 8.6% −0.6 pp 15.9%
2017 9.2% −1.2 pp 16.1%
2016 10.4% −1.2 pp 16.0%
2015 11.6% −1.8 pp 16.0%
2014 13.4% −2.1 pp 15.6%
2013 15.6% −0.7 pp 15.7%
2012 16.2% −1.1 pp 15.7%
2011 17.3% −1.1 pp 15.3%
2010 18.4% +0.8 pp 15.2%
2009 17.5% +4.8 pp 15.3%
2008 12.8% +2.3 pp 14.3%
2007 10.5% +0.0 pp 14.2%
2006 10.4% −0.8 pp 14.5%
2005 11.2% −0.6 pp 14.9%
2004 11.8% −0.6 pp 14.8%
2003 12.4% +0.4 pp 15.0%
2002 11.9% +1.4 pp 14.9%
2001 10.5% +1.2 pp 14.5%
2000 9.3% −0.6 pp 14.3%
1999 9.9% −0.5 pp 14.4%
1998 10.4% −1.0 pp 14.1%
1997 11.4% −0.7 pp 13.7%
1996 12.1% −0.1 pp 13.6%
1995 12.2% −0.4 pp 13.4%
1994 12.6% −0.9 pp 13.0%
1993 13.4% −0.9 pp 12.4%
1992 14.3% +0.8 pp 11.8%
1991 13.5% 11.5%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryYouth unemployment
42 Liberia 1.6%
41 Germany 7.6%
40 Norway 7.8%
39 Congo - Kinshasa 8.3%
38 South Korea 8.6%
37 Ecuador 9.0%
36 Hong Kong SAR China 9.2%
35 Mexico 9.4%
34 Sierra Leone 9.4%
33 Philippines 9.5%
32 Bangladesh 10.1%
31 China 10.5%
30 Honduras 11.9%
29 Netherlands 12.5%
28 Canada 13.2%
27 United States 13.4%
26 Russia 14.1%
25 Brazil 15.5%
24 Czechia 15.8%
23 Indonesia 16.0%
22 Chile 17.0%
21 United Kingdom 17.5%
20 Türkiye 17.7%
19 Colombia 18.2%
18 Argentina 19.1%
17 Lithuania 19.3%
16 Lebanon 19.8%
15 Finland 20.5%
14 Poland 23.7%
13 Bulgaria 23.8%
12 Romania 24.4%
11 India 24.7%
10 Yemen 24.8%
9 France 24.8%
8 Algeria 25.7%
7 Saudi Arabia 28.6%
6 Egypt 32.2%
5 Gabon 35.7%
4 Congo - Brazzaville 40.6%
3 Italy 42.7%
2 Greece 52.6%
1 Spain 53.2%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014

section.what

The unemployment rate among young people aged 15–24.

section.how

Unemployed people aged 15–24 divided by the labour force of the same age.