Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bangladesh's youth unemployment rate stands at 9.39% as of 2025-12-31, up from 9.1% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Bangladesh's youth unemployment rate was 9.39%, up from 9.1% in 2024.
In 2024, Bangladesh's youth unemployment rate was 9.1%, up from 7.91% in 2023.
In 2023, Bangladesh's youth unemployment rate was 7.91%, down from 10.99% in 2022.
In 2022, Bangladesh's youth unemployment rate was 10.99%, down from 12.72% in 2021.
In 2021, Bangladesh's youth unemployment rate was 12.72%, down from 13.47% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.39% | +0.288% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +1.19% |
| 2023 | 7.91% | -3.08% |
| 2022 | 10.99% | -1.74% |
| 2021 | 12.72% | -0.753% |
| 2020 | 13.47% | +1.73% |
| 2019 | 11.74% | -0.165% |
| 2018 | 11.91% | -0.194% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +1.15% |
| 2016 | 10.96% | +0.395% |
| 2015 | 10.56% | +0.439% |
| 2014 | 10.12% | +0.448% |
| 2013 | 9.67% | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 8.54% | +1.11% |
| 2011 | 7.43% | +1.14% |
| 2010 | 6.29% | -3.27% |
| 2009 | 9.56% | +0.762% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +0.773% |
| 2007 | 8.02% | +0.767% |
| 2006 | 7.26% | -1.53% |
| 2005 | 8.79% | +1.03% |
| 2004 | 7.76% | +1.15% |
| 2003 | 6.61% | -1.18% |
| 2002 | 7.78% | -1.04% |
| 2001 | 8.82% | -0.923% |
| 2000 | 9.74% | +0.776% |
| 1999 | 8.97% | +0.784% |
| 1998 | 8.18% | +0.777% |
| 1997 | 7.41% | +0.754% |
| 1996 | 6.65% | +0.133% |
| 1995 | 6.52% | +0.135% |
| 1994 | 6.39% | +0.117% |
| 1993 | 6.27% | +0.159% |
| 1992 | 6.11% | +0.073% |
| 1991 | 6.04% | — |
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Bangladesh's youth unemployment rate is 9.39% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 9.1% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 13.47% (2020); the lowest is 6.04% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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