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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

2018 · 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 2.3%
41 Sierra Leone 3.6%
40 Germany 6.2%
39 Philippines 6.6%
38 Czechia 6.7%
37 Mexico 6.8%
36 Netherlands 7.0%
35 Ecuador 8.0%
34 Congo - Kinshasa 8.3%
33 United States 8.6%
32 Hong Kong SAR China 8.7%
31 Norway 9.6%
30 China 9.7%
29 South Korea 10.1%
28 Honduras 10.5%
27 Canada 10.7%
26 Lithuania 11.1%
25 United Kingdom 11.6%
24 Poland 11.7%
23 Bangladesh 11.9%
22 Bulgaria 12.7%
21 Indonesia 16.4%
20 Romania 16.6%
19 Finland 17.0%
18 Russia 17.0%
17 Chile 18.1%
16 Colombia 19.4%
15 Türkiye 20.0%
14 France 21.0%
13 Lebanon 22.7%
12 Argentina 23.8%
11 India 26.0%
10 Egypt 26.3%
9 Brazil 28.0%
8 Saudi Arabia 30.2%
7 Algeria 30.7%
6 Italy 32.2%
5 Yemen 32.7%
4 Spain 34.4%
3 Gabon 36.8%
2 Greece 40.0%
1 Congo - Brazzaville 42.7%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

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.