Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
India's youth unemployment rate stands at 16.02% as of 2025-12-31, up from 15.75% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, India's youth unemployment rate was 16.02%, up from 15.75% in 2024.
In 2024, India's youth unemployment rate was 15.75%, up from 15.6% in 2023.
In 2023, India's youth unemployment rate was 15.6%, down from 17.73% in 2022.
In 2022, India's youth unemployment rate was 17.73%, down from 20.82% in 2021.
In 2021, India's youth unemployment rate was 20.82%, down from 24.67% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.02% | +0.276% |
| 2024 | 15.75% | +0.151% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -2.14% |
| 2022 | 17.73% | -3.09% |
| 2021 | 20.82% | -3.84% |
| 2020 | 24.67% | +1.72% |
| 2019 | 22.95% | -3.06% |
| 2018 | 26% | +0.412% |
| 2017 | 25.59% | +0.361% |
| 2016 | 25.23% | +0.271% |
| 2015 | 24.96% | +0.25% |
| 2014 | 24.71% | +0.236% |
| 2013 | 24.47% | +0.338% |
| 2012 | 24.14% | +0.494% |
| 2011 | 23.64% | +0.342% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +0.437% |
| 2009 | 22.86% | +0.445% |
| 2008 | 22.42% | +0.554% |
| 2007 | 21.86% | +0.391% |
| 2006 | 21.47% | +0.355% |
| 2005 | 21.12% | +0.129% |
| 2004 | 20.99% | +0.133% |
| 2003 | 20.86% | +0.094% |
| 2002 | 20.76% | +0.339% |
| 2001 | 20.42% | +0.224% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +0.008% |
| 1999 | 20.19% | -0.034% |
| 1998 | 20.22% | +0.039% |
| 1997 | 20.19% | +0.067% |
| 1996 | 20.12% | -0.084% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | -0.063% |
| 1994 | 20.27% | -0.085% |
| 1993 | 20.35% | +0.093% |
| 1992 | 20.26% | +0.075% |
| 1991 | 20.18% | — |
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India's youth unemployment rate is 16.02% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 15.75% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 26% (2018); the lowest is 15.6% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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