Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Australia's youth unemployment rate stands at 9.61% as of 2025-12-31, up from 9.41% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Australia's youth unemployment rate was 9.61%, up from 9.41% in 2024.
In 2024, Australia's youth unemployment rate was 9.41%, up from 8.39% in 2023.
In 2023, Australia's youth unemployment rate was 8.39%, down from 8.47% in 2022.
In 2022, Australia's youth unemployment rate was 8.47%, down from 11.13% in 2021.
In 2021, Australia's youth unemployment rate was 11.13%, down from 14.14% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.61% | +0.202% |
| 2024 | 9.41% | +1.02% |
| 2023 | 8.39% | -0.08% |
| 2022 | 8.47% | -2.67% |
| 2021 | 11.13% | -3.01% |
| 2020 | 14.14% | +2.69% |
| 2019 | 11.45% | -0.483% |
| 2018 | 11.94% | -0.657% |
| 2017 | 12.59% | -0.05% |
| 2016 | 12.64% | -0.468% |
| 2015 | 13.11% | -0.201% |
| 2014 | 13.31% | +1.09% |
| 2013 | 12.22% | +0.492% |
| 2012 | 11.73% | +0.358% |
| 2011 | 11.37% | -0.178% |
| 2010 | 11.55% | +0.087% |
| 2009 | 11.46% | +2.65% |
| 2008 | 8.81% | -0.546% |
| 2007 | 9.36% | -0.666% |
| 2006 | 10.03% | -0.593% |
| 2005 | 10.62% | -0.747% |
| 2004 | 11.37% | -0.596% |
| 2003 | 11.96% | -0.832% |
| 2002 | 12.79% | -0.682% |
| 2001 | 13.48% | +1.39% |
| 2000 | 12.08% | -1.03% |
| 1999 | 13.11% | -1.35% |
| 1998 | 14.46% | -1.38% |
| 1997 | 15.84% | +0.198% |
| 1996 | 15.64% | +0.445% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | -1.68% |
| 1994 | 16.87% | -1.66% |
| 1993 | 18.54% | -0.736% |
| 1992 | 19.27% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 17.48% | — |
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Australia's youth unemployment rate is 9.61% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 9.41% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 19.27% (1992); the lowest is 8.39% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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