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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryYouth unemployment
1 Greece 43.4%
2 Congo - Brazzaville 42.5%
3 Spain 38.6%
4 Gabon 36.5%
5 Italy 34.7%
6 Yemen 33.9%
7 Egypt 32.6%
8 Saudi Arabia 31.5%
9 Algeria 30.3%
10 Brazil 28.6%
11 India 25.6%
12 Argentina 22.8%
13 France 22.6%
14 Lebanon 22.0%
15 Türkiye 20.5%
16 Finland 20.0%
17 Romania 18.7%
18 Colombia 18.5%
19 Chile 17.7%
20 Russia 16.3%
21 Poland 14.8%
22 Indonesia 14.6%
23 Lithuania 13.3%
24 Bulgaria 12.9%
25 United Kingdom 12.5%
26 Bangladesh 12.1%
27 Canada 11.2%
28 Honduras 10.7%
29 China 10.4%
30 Norway 10.3%
31 South Korea 9.8%
32 United States 9.2%
33 Netherlands 8.7%
34 Hong Kong SAR China 8.5%
35 Ecuador 8.5%
36 Congo - Kinshasa 8.3%
37 Czechia 7.9%
38 Philippines 7.4%
39 Mexico 6.8%
40 Germany 6.8%
41 Sierra Leone 5.1%
42 Liberia 2.3%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

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.