Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cyprus's youth unemployment rate stands at 12.71% as of 2025-12-31, down from 12.86% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Cyprus's youth unemployment rate was 12.71%, down from 12.86% in 2024.
In 2024, Cyprus's youth unemployment rate was 12.86%, down from 16.22% in 2023.
In 2023, Cyprus's youth unemployment rate was 16.22%, down from 18.71% in 2022.
In 2022, Cyprus's youth unemployment rate was 18.71%, up from 17.17% in 2021.
In 2021, Cyprus's youth unemployment rate was 17.17%, down from 18.49% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.71% | -0.148% |
| 2024 | 12.86% | -3.36% |
| 2023 | 16.22% | -2.49% |
| 2022 | 18.71% | +1.53% |
| 2021 | 17.17% | -1.32% |
| 2020 | 18.49% | +1.63% |
| 2019 | 16.86% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 20.65% | -4.36% |
| 2017 | 25.01% | -3.89% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | -3.64% |
| 2015 | 32.54% | -2.98% |
| 2014 | 35.52% | -2.57% |
| 2013 | 38.08% | +10.84% |
| 2012 | 27.24% | +6.09% |
| 2011 | 21.16% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 15.85% | +2.58% |
| 2009 | 13.28% | +4.74% |
| 2008 | 8.53% | -0.954% |
| 2007 | 9.49% | -0.386% |
| 2006 | 9.87% | -3.67% |
| 2005 | 13.54% | +3.33% |
| 2004 | 10.21% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.61% | +1.16% |
| 2002 | 7.45% | -0.527% |
| 2001 | 7.98% | -0.928% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -0.874% |
| 1999 | 9.78% | +3.89% |
| 1998 | 5.89% | -0.274% |
| 1997 | 6.17% | +0.398% |
| 1996 | 5.77% | +0.797% |
| 1995 | 4.97% | -0.411% |
| 1994 | 5.38% | -0.271% |
| 1993 | 5.65% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.56% | -2.15% |
| 1991 | 6.71% | — |
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Cyprus's youth unemployment rate is 12.71% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 12.86% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 38.08% (2013); the lowest is 4.56% (1992), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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