Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
China's youth unemployment rate stands at 15.8% as of 2025-12-31, up from 15.04% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, China's youth unemployment rate was 15.8%, up from 15.04% in 2024.
In 2024, China's youth unemployment rate was 15.04%, down from 15.56% in 2023.
In 2023, China's youth unemployment rate was 15.56%, up from 14.67% in 2022.
In 2022, China's youth unemployment rate was 14.67%, up from 12.4% in 2021.
In 2021, China's youth unemployment rate was 12.4%, down from 12.65% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.8% | +0.751% |
| 2024 | 15.04% | -0.518% |
| 2023 | 15.56% | +0.889% |
| 2022 | 14.67% | +2.27% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -0.246% |
| 2020 | 12.65% | +1.97% |
| 2019 | 10.68% | +1.01% |
| 2018 | 9.67% | -0.757% |
| 2017 | 10.43% | -0.143% |
| 2016 | 10.57% | -0.106% |
| 2015 | 10.68% | +0.173% |
| 2014 | 10.51% | +0.191% |
| 2013 | 10.32% | +0.162% |
| 2012 | 10.15% | +0.178% |
| 2011 | 9.98% | +0.153% |
| 2010 | 9.82% | -0.327% |
| 2009 | 10.15% | +0.347% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +0.579% |
| 2007 | 9.22% | -0.107% |
| 2006 | 9.33% | -0.164% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +0.062% |
| 2004 | 9.43% | -0.191% |
| 2003 | 9.62% | +0.705% |
| 2002 | 8.92% | +0.925% |
| 2001 | 7.99% | +1.15% |
| 2000 | 6.84% | +0.073% |
| 1999 | 6.77% | +0.097% |
| 1998 | 6.67% | +0.103% |
| 1997 | 6.57% | +0.308% |
| 1996 | 6.26% | +0.339% |
| 1995 | 5.92% | +0.299% |
| 1994 | 5.62% | +0.504% |
| 1993 | 5.12% | +0.685% |
| 1992 | 4.43% | +0.066% |
| 1991 | 4.37% | — |
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China's youth unemployment rate is 15.8% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 15.04% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15.8% (2025); the lowest is 4.37% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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