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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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryYouth unemployment
4 Algeria 29.9%
11 Argentina 19.2%
29 Bangladesh 9.1%
17 Brazil 15.7%
23 Bulgaria 12.5%
21 Canada 13.3%
8 Chile 21.0%
18 China 15.0%
10 Colombia 19.4%
1 Congo - Brazzaville 40.6%
35 Congo - Kinshasa 8.0%
28 Czechia 9.2%
32 Ecuador 8.6%
14 Egypt 17.3%
12 Finland 18.7%
13 France 18.6%
2 Gabon 36.3%
37 Germany 6.6%
7 Greece 22.4%
33 Honduras 8.3%
27 Hong Kong SAR China 9.5%
16 India 15.7%
22 Indonesia 13.1%
9 Italy 20.2%
41 Liberia 2.2%
20 Lithuania 13.7%
39 Mexico 5.8%
31 Netherlands 8.8%
24 Norway 12.1%
36 Philippines 7.0%
26 Poland 10.7%
6 Romania 23.6%
34 Russia 8.3%
25 Saudi Arabia 11.5%
40 Sierra Leone 3.5%
38 South Korea 6.4%
5 Spain 26.6%
15 Türkiye 16.3%
19 United Kingdom 14.3%
30 United States 8.9%
3 Yemen 32.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

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.