Australia 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.
  • Australia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 8.57%, a 0.34% increase from 2022.
  • Australia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 8.23%, a 3% decline from 2021.
  • Australia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 11.23%, a 2.97% decline from 2020.
  • Australia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 14.20%, a 2.46% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Australia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 8.57% 0.34%
2022 8.23% -3.00%
2021 11.23% -2.97%
2020 14.20% 2.46%
2019 11.74% -0.03%
2018 11.78% -0.81%
2017 12.59% -0.05%
2016 12.64% -0.47%
2015 13.11% -0.20%
2014 13.31% 1.09%
2013 12.22% 0.49%
2012 11.73% 0.36%
2011 11.37% -0.18%
2010 11.55% 0.08%
2009 11.46% 2.65%
2008 8.81% -0.55%
2007 9.36% -0.67%
2006 10.03% -0.59%
2005 10.62% -0.75%
2004 11.36% -0.60%
2003 11.96% -0.83%
2002 12.79% -0.68%
2001 13.47% 1.39%
2000 12.08% -1.03%
1999 13.11% -1.35%
1998 14.46% -1.38%
1997 15.84% 0.20%
1996 15.64% 0.45%
1995 15.19% -1.68%
1994 16.87% -1.66%
1993 18.53% -0.74%
1992 19.27% 1.80%
1991 17.47% 1.80%