Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Korea, Rep.'s youth unemployment rate stands at 6.7% as of 2025-12-31, up from 6.43% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Korea, Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 6.7%, up from 6.43% in 2024.
In 2024, Korea, Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 6.43%, up from 5.41% in 2023.
In 2023, Korea, Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 5.41%, down from 6.64% in 2022.
In 2022, Korea, Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 6.64%, down from 8.06% in 2021.
In 2021, Korea, Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 8.06%, down from 10.14% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.7% | +0.261% |
| 2024 | 6.43% | +1.03% |
| 2023 | 5.41% | -1.23% |
| 2022 | 6.64% | -1.42% |
| 2021 | 8.06% | -2.09% |
| 2020 | 10.14% | +0.316% |
| 2019 | 9.83% | -0.293% |
| 2018 | 10.12% | +0.339% |
| 2017 | 9.78% | -0.364% |
| 2016 | 10.15% | +0.246% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.59% | -0.349% |
| 2013 | 8.94% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.74% | -0.56% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -0.242% |
| 2010 | 8.54% | -0.681% |
| 2009 | 9.22% | +0.571% |
| 2008 | 8.65% | +0.797% |
| 2007 | 7.85% | -1.06% |
| 2006 | 8.92% | -0.405% |
| 2005 | 9.32% | -0.477% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +0.374% |
| 2003 | 9.42% | +1.52% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -1.46% |
| 2001 | 9.36% | -0.643% |
| 2000 | 10% | -3.89% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | -1.82% |
| 1998 | 15.72% | +8.25% |
| 1997 | 7.47% | +1.46% |
| 1996 | 6.01% | -0.157% |
| 1995 | 6.16% | -0.959% |
| 1994 | 7.12% | -1.66% |
| 1993 | 8.79% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.49% | +0.325% |
| 1991 | 7.16% | — |
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Korea, Rep.'s youth unemployment rate is 6.7% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.43% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15.72% (1998); the lowest is 5.41% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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