Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Belize's youth unemployment rate stands at 19.32% as of 2025-12-31, up from 18.55% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Belize's youth unemployment rate was 19.32%, up from 18.55% in 2024.
In 2024, Belize's youth unemployment rate was 18.55%, up from 17.83% in 2023.
In 2023, Belize's youth unemployment rate was 17.83%, down from 18.42% in 2022.
In 2022, Belize's youth unemployment rate was 18.42%, down from 21.82% in 2021.
In 2021, Belize's youth unemployment rate was 21.82%, down from 22.37% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.32% | +0.768% |
| 2024 | 18.55% | +0.72% |
| 2023 | 17.83% | -0.589% |
| 2022 | 18.42% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 21.82% | -0.548% |
| 2020 | 22.37% | +2.43% |
| 2019 | 19.93% | -2.07% |
| 2018 | 22.01% | +6.32% |
| 2017 | 15.69% | -0.861% |
| 2016 | 16.55% | +0.067% |
| 2015 | 16.48% | -1.79% |
| 2014 | 18.27% | +1.37% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -0.01% |
| 2012 | 16.91% | -0.042% |
| 2011 | 16.96% | +0.036% |
| 2010 | 16.92% | +0.154% |
| 2009 | 16.77% | +0.246% |
| 2008 | 16.52% | -0.695% |
| 2007 | 17.22% | -1.82% |
| 2006 | 19.03% | -3.13% |
| 2005 | 22.16% | +0.64% |
| 2004 | 21.52% | +0.52% |
| 2003 | 21% | +0.633% |
| 2002 | 20.36% | +1.81% |
| 2001 | 18.56% | -3.48% |
| 2000 | 22.04% | -3.76% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | -2.46% |
| 1998 | 28.26% | +3.22% |
| 1997 | 25.04% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 26.54% | +2.61% |
| 1995 | 23.94% | +2.67% |
| 1994 | 21.27% | +2.26% |
| 1993 | 19% | +0.142% |
| 1992 | 18.86% | +0.115% |
| 1991 | 18.75% | — |
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Belize's youth unemployment rate is 19.32% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 18.55% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 28.26% (1998); the lowest is 15.69% (2017), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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