Mexico 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.
  • Mexico youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 6.11%, a 0.4% decline from 2022.
  • Mexico youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.51%, a 1.17% decline from 2021.
  • Mexico youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.68%, a 0.42% decline from 2020.
  • Mexico youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 8.10%, a 0.88% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
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Albania 28.25%
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Montenegro 27.93%
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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%
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Mexico Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 6.11% -0.40%
2022 6.51% -1.17%
2021 7.68% -0.42%
2020 8.10% 0.88%
2019 7.21% 0.35%
2018 6.86% -0.03%
2017 6.89% -0.77%
2016 7.66% -0.90%
2015 8.56% -0.90%
2014 9.46% 0.03%
2013 9.44% 0.05%
2012 9.39% -0.40%
2011 9.79% 0.06%
2010 9.73% -0.31%
2009 10.04% 2.43%
2008 7.61% 0.48%
2007 7.13% 0.15%
2006 6.98% 0.11%
2005 6.87% -1.32%
2004 8.19% 1.10%
2003 7.09% 1.01%
2002 6.09% 1.12%
2001 4.97% -0.25%
2000 5.22% 0.99%
1999 4.23% -2.46%
1998 6.68% -0.95%
1997 7.64% -1.94%
1996 9.57% -2.04%
1995 11.61% 4.25%
1994 7.36% 1.79%
1993 5.57% -0.02%
1992 5.59% 0.03%
1991 5.56% 0.03%