Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Congo, Dem. Rep.'s youth unemployment rate stands at 7.85% as of 2025-12-31, down from 7.95% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 7.85%, down from 7.95% in 2024.
In 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 7.95%, down from 8.01% in 2023.
In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 8.01%, down from 8.1% in 2022.
In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 8.1%, down from 9.18% in 2021.
In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 9.18%, down from 9.6% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.85% | -0.103% |
| 2024 | 7.95% | -0.06% |
| 2023 | 8.01% | -0.089% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -1.08% |
| 2021 | 9.18% | -0.416% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +1.39% |
| 2019 | 8.21% | -0.093% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -0.033% |
| 2017 | 8.33% | +0.057% |
| 2016 | 8.28% | +0.057% |
| 2015 | 8.22% | -0.055% |
| 2014 | 8.28% | -0.101% |
| 2013 | 8.38% | -0.08% |
| 2012 | 8.46% | +0.452% |
| 2011 | 8% | +0.508% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +0.502% |
| 2009 | 6.99% | +0.545% |
| 2008 | 6.45% | +0.505% |
| 2007 | 5.94% | +0.508% |
| 2006 | 5.44% | +0.502% |
| 2005 | 4.93% | -0.037% |
| 2004 | 4.97% | -0.099% |
| 2003 | 5.07% | -0.14% |
| 2002 | 5.21% | -0.086% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +0% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +0.009% |
| 1999 | 5.29% | +0.033% |
| 1998 | 5.25% | +0.017% |
| 1997 | 5.24% | -0.002% |
| 1996 | 5.24% | -0.151% |
| 1995 | 5.39% | -0.117% |
| 1994 | 5.51% | -0.034% |
| 1993 | 5.54% | +0.082% |
| 1992 | 5.46% | +0.104% |
| 1991 | 5.36% | — |
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Congo, Dem. Rep.'s youth unemployment rate is 7.85% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 7.95% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.6% (2020); the lowest is 4.93% (2005), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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