Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Iran, Islamic Rep.'s youth unemployment rate stands at 21.9% as of 2025-12-31, up from 21.31% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 21.9%, up from 21.31% in 2024.
In 2024, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 21.31%, up from 21.27% in 2023.
In 2023, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 21.27%, down from 22.69% in 2022.
In 2022, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 22.69%, down from 23.75% in 2021.
In 2021, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 23.75%, up from 23.71% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.9% | +0.593% |
| 2024 | 21.31% | +0.042% |
| 2023 | 21.27% | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 22.69% | -1.07% |
| 2021 | 23.75% | +0.04% |
| 2020 | 23.71% | -2.24% |
| 2019 | 25.95% | -1.55% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -0.706% |
| 2017 | 28.21% | -0.879% |
| 2016 | 29.09% | +3.13% |
| 2015 | 25.96% | +0.99% |
| 2014 | 24.97% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.87% | -3.02% |
| 2012 | 26.89% | +0.249% |
| 2011 | 26.65% | -2.05% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +3.98% |
| 2009 | 24.72% | +1.58% |
| 2008 | 23.14% | +0.789% |
| 2007 | 22.35% | -1.19% |
| 2006 | 23.53% | +0.138% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +3.05% |
| 2004 | 20.35% | -2.34% |
| 2003 | 22.68% | -2.49% |
| 2002 | 25.17% | +0.894% |
| 2001 | 24.28% | +1.19% |
| 2000 | 23.09% | +0.935% |
| 1999 | 22.15% | +1.38% |
| 1998 | 20.78% | +1.17% |
| 1997 | 19.61% | +1.06% |
| 1996 | 18.55% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 20.16% | -1.21% |
| 1994 | 21.36% | -0.461% |
| 1993 | 21.82% | -0.317% |
| 1992 | 22.14% | -0.865% |
| 1991 | 23.01% | — |
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Iran, Islamic Rep.'s youth unemployment rate is 21.9% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 21.31% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 29.09% (2016); the lowest is 18.55% (1996), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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