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

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.