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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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryYouth unemployment
9 Algeria 26.2%
13 Argentina 21.8%
29 Bangladesh 11.0%
8 Brazil 26.6%
20 Bulgaria 17.2%
26 Canada 12.6%
23 Chile 15.8%
31 China 10.6%
18 Colombia 18.3%
3 Congo - Brazzaville 41.7%
37 Congo - Kinshasa 8.3%
32 Czechia 10.5%
34 Ecuador 10.3%
6 Egypt 33.7%
16 Finland 20.1%
11 France 24.9%
5 Gabon 36.2%
40 Germany 7.1%
1 Greece 47.2%
27 Honduras 12.6%
36 Hong Kong SAR China 9.7%
10 India 25.2%
22 Indonesia 16.0%
4 Italy 37.8%
14 Lebanon 21.4%
42 Liberia 2.3%
24 Lithuania 14.5%
39 Mexico 7.6%
30 Netherlands 10.6%
28 Norway 11.0%
38 Philippines 7.6%
19 Poland 17.6%
15 Romania 21.0%
21 Russia 16.7%
12 Saudi Arabia 24.3%
41 Sierra Leone 6.7%
35 South Korea 10.1%
2 Spain 44.4%
17 Türkiye 19.4%
25 United Kingdom 13.2%
33 United States 10.4%
7 Yemen 33.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

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.