Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Ethiopia's youth unemployment rate stands at 5.35% as of 2025-12-31, down from 5.45% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Ethiopia's youth unemployment rate was 5.35%, down from 5.45% in 2024.
In 2024, Ethiopia's youth unemployment rate was 5.45%, down from 5.46% in 2023.
In 2023, Ethiopia's youth unemployment rate was 5.46%, up from 5.45% in 2022.
In 2022, Ethiopia's youth unemployment rate was 5.45%, down from 6.25% in 2021.
In 2021, Ethiopia's youth unemployment rate was 6.25%, down from 6.36% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.35% | -0.096% |
| 2024 | 5.45% | -0.006% |
| 2023 | 5.46% | +0.005% |
| 2022 | 5.45% | -0.796% |
| 2021 | 6.25% | -0.11% |
| 2020 | 6.36% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.75% | +0.237% |
| 2018 | 4.52% | +0.265% |
| 2017 | 4.25% | +0.219% |
| 2016 | 4.03% | +0.218% |
| 2015 | 3.81% | +0.179% |
| 2014 | 3.63% | +0.205% |
| 2013 | 3.43% | +0.015% |
| 2012 | 3.41% | -0.006% |
| 2011 | 3.42% | -0.015% |
| 2010 | 3.44% | -0.025% |
| 2009 | 3.46% | +0.007% |
| 2008 | 3.45% | -0.004% |
| 2007 | 3.46% | +0.007% |
| 2006 | 3.45% | -0.152% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -0.38% |
| 2004 | 3.98% | -0.334% |
| 2003 | 4.32% | -0.156% |
| 2002 | 4.47% | -0.211% |
| 2001 | 4.68% | -0.444% |
| 2000 | 5.13% | -0.32% |
| 1999 | 5.45% | +0.289% |
| 1998 | 5.16% | +0.314% |
| 1997 | 4.84% | +0.166% |
| 1996 | 4.68% | +0.177% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -0.03% |
| 1994 | 4.53% | -0.143% |
| 1993 | 4.67% | -0.148% |
| 1992 | 4.82% | +0.121% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | — |
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Ethiopia's youth unemployment rate is 5.35% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.45% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.36% (2020); the lowest is 3.41% (2012), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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