Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Barbados's youth unemployment rate stands at 18.48% as of 2025-12-31, up from 18.05% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Barbados's youth unemployment rate was 18.48%, up from 18.05% in 2024.
In 2024, Barbados's youth unemployment rate was 18.05%, down from 18.26% in 2023.
In 2023, Barbados's youth unemployment rate was 18.26%, down from 21.03% in 2022.
In 2022, Barbados's youth unemployment rate was 21.03%, down from 28.25% in 2021.
In 2021, Barbados's youth unemployment rate was 28.25%, down from 30.03% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.48% | +0.43% |
| 2024 | 18.05% | -0.215% |
| 2023 | 18.26% | -2.76% |
| 2022 | 21.03% | -7.22% |
| 2021 | 28.25% | -1.78% |
| 2020 | 30.03% | +4.25% |
| 2019 | 25.79% | +1.58% |
| 2018 | 24.21% | -2% |
| 2017 | 26.21% | +0.023% |
| 2016 | 26.18% | -2.67% |
| 2015 | 28.86% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 33.06% | +3.94% |
| 2013 | 29.11% | +0.284% |
| 2012 | 28.83% | +2% |
| 2011 | 26.83% | +1.46% |
| 2010 | 25.37% | +1.66% |
| 2009 | 23.71% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 19.11% | +1.65% |
| 2007 | 17.46% | -3.12% |
| 2006 | 20.58% | -0.679% |
| 2005 | 21.26% | -1.35% |
| 2004 | 22.61% | -3.26% |
| 2003 | 25.87% | +2.87% |
| 2002 | 22.99% | +0.059% |
| 2001 | 22.94% | +2.11% |
| 2000 | 20.82% | -1.64% |
| 1999 | 22.47% | -2% |
| 1998 | 24.47% | -5.78% |
| 1997 | 30.25% | +2.16% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | -9.97% |
| 1995 | 38.06% | -3.97% |
| 1994 | 42.03% | -1.77% |
| 1993 | 43.8% | +1.74% |
| 1992 | 42.06% | +1.14% |
| 1991 | 40.92% | — |
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Barbados's youth unemployment rate is 18.48% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 18.05% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 43.8% (1993); the lowest is 17.46% (2007), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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