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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryYouth unemployment
4 Algeria 35.8%
7 Argentina 30.4%
28 Bangladesh 13.5%
8 Brazil 30.3%
27 Bulgaria 14.1%
18 Canada 20.1%
15 Chile 24.4%
30 China 12.6%
11 Colombia 27.2%
1 Congo - Brazzaville 46.7%
35 Congo - Kinshasa 9.6%
38 Czechia 7.9%
32 Ecuador 11.1%
20 Egypt 18.5%
16 Finland 21.2%
17 France 20.4%
2 Gabon 39.7%
39 Germany 7.9%
6 Greece 33.7%
22 Honduras 17.1%
24 Hong Kong SAR China 15.5%
14 India 24.7%
26 Indonesia 14.8%
9 Italy 29.6%
12 Lebanon 26.6%
42 Liberia 2.9%
19 Lithuania 19.6%
37 Mexico 8.1%
36 Netherlands 8.9%
31 Norway 11.2%
40 Philippines 7.0%
33 Poland 10.8%
21 Romania 17.6%
23 Russia 17.0%
10 Saudi Arabia 29.6%
41 Sierra Leone 4.1%
34 South Korea 10.1%
3 Spain 38.3%
13 Türkiye 24.9%
29 United Kingdom 13.4%
25 United States 14.9%
5 Yemen 34.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

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.