Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Japan's youth unemployment rate stands at 3.9% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.93% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Japan's youth unemployment rate was 3.9%, down from 3.93% in 2024.
In 2024, Japan's youth unemployment rate was 3.93%, down from 4.12% in 2023.
In 2023, Japan's youth unemployment rate was 4.12%, down from 4.43% in 2022.
In 2022, Japan's youth unemployment rate was 4.43%, down from 4.71% in 2021.
In 2021, Japan's youth unemployment rate was 4.71%, up from 4.68% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9% | -0.032% |
| 2024 | 3.93% | -0.186% |
| 2023 | 4.12% | -0.318% |
| 2022 | 4.43% | -0.273% |
| 2021 | 4.71% | +0.028% |
| 2020 | 4.68% | +0.741% |
| 2019 | 3.94% | +0.27% |
| 2018 | 3.67% | -0.943% |
| 2017 | 4.61% | -0.509% |
| 2016 | 5.12% | -0.351% |
| 2015 | 5.47% | -0.828% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -0.51% |
| 2013 | 6.81% | -1.43% |
| 2012 | 8.24% | -0.089% |
| 2011 | 8.33% | -1.14% |
| 2010 | 9.46% | +0.255% |
| 2009 | 9.21% | +1.89% |
| 2008 | 7.31% | -0.557% |
| 2007 | 7.87% | -0.43% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -0.404% |
| 2005 | 8.71% | -0.868% |
| 2004 | 9.57% | -0.626% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +0.137% |
| 2002 | 10.06% | +0.459% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +0.391% |
| 2000 | 9.21% | -0.088% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +1.57% |
| 1998 | 7.73% | +1.08% |
| 1997 | 6.65% | -0.084% |
| 1996 | 6.73% | +0.636% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +0.646% |
| 1994 | 5.45% | +0.347% |
| 1993 | 5.11% | +0.751% |
| 1992 | 4.35% | -0.108% |
| 1991 | 4.46% | — |
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Japan's youth unemployment rate is 3.9% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.93% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 10.2% (2003); the lowest is 3.67% (2018), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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