Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Hong Kong SAR, China's youth unemployment rate stands at 8.96% as of 2025-12-31, down from 9.51% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China's youth unemployment rate was 8.96%, down from 9.51% in 2024.
In 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China's youth unemployment rate was 9.51%, up from 8.97% in 2023.
In 2023, Hong Kong SAR, China's youth unemployment rate was 8.97%, down from 11.03% in 2022.
In 2022, Hong Kong SAR, China's youth unemployment rate was 11.03%, down from 12.79% in 2021.
In 2021, Hong Kong SAR, China's youth unemployment rate was 12.79%, down from 15.53% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.96% | -0.549% |
| 2024 | 9.51% | +0.534% |
| 2023 | 8.97% | -2.06% |
| 2022 | 11.03% | -1.76% |
| 2021 | 12.79% | -2.74% |
| 2020 | 15.53% | +7.01% |
| 2019 | 8.53% | -0.204% |
| 2018 | 8.73% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.53% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.73% | -0.696% |
| 2015 | 10.42% | +1.22% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -0.242% |
| 2013 | 9.44% | +0.215% |
| 2012 | 9.23% | -0.04% |
| 2011 | 9.27% | -2.83% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -0.393% |
| 2009 | 12.49% | +3.98% |
| 2008 | 8.51% | -0.459% |
| 2007 | 8.97% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.37% | -0.297% |
| 2005 | 10.67% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.07% | -2.77% |
| 2003 | 14.84% | +0.026% |
| 2002 | 14.81% | +3.62% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +0.132% |
| 2000 | 11.06% | -2.88% |
| 1999 | 13.95% | +3.53% |
| 1998 | 10.42% | +5.25% |
| 1997 | 5.17% | -1.44% |
| 1996 | 6.61% | -0.221% |
| 1995 | 6.83% | +2.52% |
| 1994 | 4.31% | -0.147% |
| 1993 | 4.46% | +0.154% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +0.099% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | — |
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Hong Kong SAR, China's youth unemployment rate is 8.96% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 9.51% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15.53% (2020); the lowest is 4.2% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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