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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Youth unemployment in United States

1991 – 2025 · 35 data points 28 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · United States

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

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Overview 6 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 since 2024
Countries · 2025 28 of 41 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −2.3 pp
vs World −4.1 pp World: 13.4% · 2025
Youth unemployment, 1991 – 2025 percent · United States · World
−2.3 pp since 2015
United States World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Compared with Youth unemployment · percent
United States
9.3%
World
13.4%

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

All years · 1991 – 2025

YearUnited StatesChange 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%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2021 · 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 2.8%
41 Sierra Leone 3.9%
40 Germany 6.7%
39 Mexico 7.6%
38 South Korea 8.1%
37 Czechia 8.1%
36 Philippines 8.4%
35 Ecuador 9.1%
34 Congo - Kinshasa 9.2%
33 Netherlands 9.3%
32 United States 9.7%
31 Poland 11.8%
30 China 12.4%
29 Bangladesh 12.7%
28 Hong Kong SAR China 12.8%
27 Norway 12.8%
26 United Kingdom 12.9%
25 Canada 13.6%
24 Indonesia 13.8%
23 Honduras 14.3%
22 Lithuania 14.3%
21 Bulgaria 15.7%
20 Russia 16.1%
19 Finland 17.1%
18 Egypt 18.2%
17 France 19.3%
16 Saudi Arabia 19.8%
15 Chile 20.5%
14 India 20.8%
13 Romania 21.1%
12 Türkiye 22.4%
11 Argentina 23.4%
10 Colombia 24.8%
9 Lebanon 25.2%
8 Brazil 28.3%
7 Italy 29.7%
6 Algeria 33.8%
5 Yemen 34.1%
4 Spain 35.0%
3 Greece 35.4%
2 Gabon 38.2%
1 Congo - Brazzaville 44.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021

What it means

The unemployment rate among young people aged 15–24.

How it is calculated

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