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Youth unemployment in Liberia

1991 – 2025 · 35 data points 41 of 41 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

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

Youth unemployment, 1991 – 2025 percent · Liberia · World
+0.4 pp since 2015
Liberia World

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

Compared with Youth unemployment · percent
Liberia
2.3%
World
13.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 1991 – 2025
Latest value 2.3% · 2025
First value 3.5% · 1991
Highest 3.5% · 1991
Lowest 1.6% · 2014
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1991 – 2025

YearLiberiaChange World
2025 2.3% +0.1 pp 13.4%
2024 2.2% +0.0 pp 13.3%
2023 2.2% −0.0 pp 13.4%
2022 2.2% −0.6 pp 14.1%
2021 2.8% −0.1 pp 15.7%
2020 2.9% +0.6 pp 17.1%
2019 2.3% +0.0 pp 15.3%
2018 2.3% −0.0 pp 15.9%
2017 2.3% −0.0 pp 16.1%
2016 2.3% +0.4 pp 16.0%
2015 1.9% +0.4 pp 16.0%
2014 1.6% −0.4 pp 15.6%
2013 2.0% −0.4 pp 15.7%
2012 2.4% −0.4 pp 15.7%
2011 2.8% −0.4 pp 15.3%
2010 3.2% +0.0 pp 15.2%
2009 3.1% +0.0 pp 15.3%
2008 3.1% −0.0 pp 14.3%
2007 3.1% −0.0 pp 14.2%
2006 3.2% −0.1 pp 14.5%
2005 3.3% −0.0 pp 14.9%
2004 3.3% +0.0 pp 14.8%
2003 3.3% +0.2 pp 15.0%
2002 3.1% +0.1 pp 14.9%
2001 3.0% +0.1 pp 14.5%
2000 2.9% +0.0 pp 14.3%
1999 2.9% −0.0 pp 14.4%
1998 3.0% −0.1 pp 14.1%
1997 3.1% −0.2 pp 13.7%
1996 3.2% −0.1 pp 13.6%
1995 3.4% −0.0 pp 13.4%
1994 3.4% −0.0 pp 13.0%
1993 3.4% −0.0 pp 12.4%
1992 3.5% −0.0 pp 11.8%
1991 3.5% 11.5%

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

Ranking · Countries

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryYouth unemployment
41 Liberia 2.3%
40 Sierra Leone 3.7%
39 Mexico 5.7%
38 South Korea 6.7%
37 Germany 6.9%
36 Philippines 7.0%
35 Russia 7.6%
34 Congo - Kinshasa 7.8%
33 Ecuador 8.2%
32 Honduras 8.5%
31 Netherlands 8.8%
30 Hong Kong SAR China 9.0%
29 Czechia 9.2%
28 United States 9.3%
27 Bangladesh 9.4%
26 Saudi Arabia 10.0%
25 Bulgaria 10.2%
24 Poland 10.7%
23 Indonesia 13.0%
22 Norway 13.4%
21 Lithuania 13.8%
20 Canada 13.8%
19 Brazil 14.0%
18 United Kingdom 14.6%
17 China 15.8%
16 India 16.0%
15 Türkiye 16.0%
14 Colombia 17.7%
13 Egypt 18.3%
12 France 18.9%
11 Argentina 19.2%
10 Italy 20.5%
9 Greece 21.4%
8 Finland 21.5%
7 Chile 21.6%
6 Romania 24.5%
5 Spain 24.7%
4 Algeria 29.4%
3 Yemen 32.6%
2 Gabon 36.3%
1 Congo - Brazzaville 40.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025

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.