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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

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

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014

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.