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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

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryYouth unemployment
1 Greece 49.7%
2 Spain 48.4%
3 Congo - Brazzaville 41.2%
4 Italy 40.3%
5 Gabon 35.9%
6 Egypt 34.2%
7 Yemen 32.7%
8 Algeria 30.4%
9 Saudi Arabia 28.2%
10 France 25.3%
11 India 25.0%
12 Finland 22.3%
13 Romania 22.0%
14 Bulgaria 21.7%
15 Poland 20.7%
16 Lebanon 20.6%
17 Argentina 20.3%
18 Brazil 19.5%
19 Türkiye 18.3%
20 Colombia 17.3%
21 Indonesia 17.2%
22 Russia 16.4%
23 Lithuania 16.3%
24 Chile 15.8%
25 United Kingdom 15.2%
26 Canada 12.8%
27 Czechia 12.6%
28 United States 11.6%
29 Netherlands 11.1%
30 Honduras 11.0%
31 China 10.7%
32 Bangladesh 10.6%
33 Hong Kong SAR China 10.4%
34 South Korea 9.9%
35 Norway 9.8%
36 Ecuador 8.8%
37 Mexico 8.5%
38 Philippines 8.5%
39 Congo - Kinshasa 8.2%
40 Sierra Leone 8.1%
41 Germany 7.3%
42 Liberia 1.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

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.