Algeria Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Algeria youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 30.78%, a 1.21% decline from 2022.
  • Algeria youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 31.99%, a 1.71% decline from 2021.
  • Algeria youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 33.70%, a 1.68% decline from 2020.
  • Algeria youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 35.38%, a 4.23% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Algeria Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 30.78% -1.21%
2022 31.99% -1.71%
2021 33.70% -1.68%
2020 35.38% 4.23%
2019 31.16% 0.42%
2018 30.74% 0.49%
2017 30.25% 4.08%
2016 26.17% -4.07%
2015 30.24% 4.85%
2014 25.38% -0.18%
2013 25.56% -2.14%
2012 27.70% 5.09%
2011 22.61% 0.70%
2010 21.91% 0.29%
2009 21.62% -2.67%
2008 24.29% -3.55%
2007 27.84% 3.49%
2006 24.35% -6.88%
2005 31.23% -3.00%
2004 34.22% -9.70%
2003 43.93% -2.16%
2002 46.09% -0.89%
2001 46.98% -3.71%
2000 50.69% 2.80%
1999 47.89% 3.30%
1998 44.59% 2.84%
1997 41.75% -4.20%
1996 45.95% -5.16%
1995 51.11% 6.91%
1994 44.20% 2.59%
1993 41.62% 2.97%
1992 38.64% 6.07%
1991 32.57% 6.07%