Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Gabon's youth unemployment rate stands at 36.28% as of 2025-12-31, down from 36.28% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Gabon's youth unemployment rate was 36.28%, down from 36.28% in 2024.
In 2024, Gabon's youth unemployment rate was 36.28%, down from 36.41% in 2023.
In 2023, Gabon's youth unemployment rate was 36.41%, down from 36.64% in 2022.
In 2022, Gabon's youth unemployment rate was 36.64%, down from 38.24% in 2021.
In 2021, Gabon's youth unemployment rate was 38.24%, down from 39.7% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.28% | -0.002% |
| 2024 | 36.28% | -0.124% |
| 2023 | 36.41% | -0.233% |
| 2022 | 36.64% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 38.24% | -1.46% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +2.99% |
| 2019 | 36.71% | -0.093% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | +0.272% |
| 2017 | 36.53% | +0.341% |
| 2016 | 36.19% | +0.334% |
| 2015 | 35.86% | +0.199% |
| 2014 | 35.66% | +0.313% |
| 2013 | 35.35% | +0.228% |
| 2012 | 35.12% | -0.22% |
| 2011 | 35.34% | -0.598% |
| 2010 | 35.94% | +0.576% |
| 2009 | 35.36% | +0.492% |
| 2008 | 34.87% | +1.14% |
| 2007 | 33.73% | +0.389% |
| 2006 | 33.34% | +1.11% |
| 2005 | 32.22% | -0.926% |
| 2004 | 33.15% | -0.646% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | -1.05% |
| 2002 | 34.85% | -1.42% |
| 2001 | 36.26% | -0.722% |
| 2000 | 36.99% | -0.251% |
| 1999 | 37.24% | +0.128% |
| 1998 | 37.11% | -0.751% |
| 1997 | 37.86% | -1.07% |
| 1996 | 38.93% | -0.931% |
| 1995 | 39.86% | -1.71% |
| 1994 | 41.56% | -0.911% |
| 1993 | 42.48% | +0.019% |
| 1992 | 42.46% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 41.56% | — |
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Gabon's youth unemployment rate is 36.28% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 36.28% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 42.48% (1993); the lowest is 32.22% (2005), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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