Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lao PDR's youth unemployment rate stands at 2.38% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.18% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Lao PDR's youth unemployment rate was 2.38%, up from 2.18% in 2024.
In 2024, Lao PDR's youth unemployment rate was 2.18%, up from 2.18% in 2023.
In 2023, Lao PDR's youth unemployment rate was 2.18%, down from 2.18% in 2022.
In 2022, Lao PDR's youth unemployment rate was 2.18%, down from 3.33% in 2021.
In 2021, Lao PDR's youth unemployment rate was 3.33%, down from 4.24% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.38% | +0.206% |
| 2024 | 2.18% | +0.002% |
| 2023 | 2.18% | -0.008% |
| 2022 | 2.18% | -1.14% |
| 2021 | 3.33% | -0.911% |
| 2020 | 4.24% | -0.235% |
| 2019 | 4.47% | -0.656% |
| 2018 | 5.13% | -0.651% |
| 2017 | 5.78% | +0.943% |
| 2016 | 4.84% | +0.937% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +0.485% |
| 2014 | 3.41% | +0.477% |
| 2013 | 2.94% | +0.469% |
| 2012 | 2.47% | +0.446% |
| 2011 | 2.02% | +0.444% |
| 2010 | 1.58% | -0.254% |
| 2009 | 1.83% | -0.226% |
| 2008 | 2.06% | -0.249% |
| 2007 | 2.31% | -0.261% |
| 2006 | 2.57% | -0.295% |
| 2005 | 2.86% | -0.304% |
| 2004 | 3.17% | -0.293% |
| 2003 | 3.46% | -0.286% |
| 2002 | 3.75% | -0.235% |
| 2001 | 3.98% | -0.326% |
| 2000 | 4.31% | -0.235% |
| 1999 | 4.54% | -0.273% |
| 1998 | 4.82% | -0.158% |
| 1997 | 4.97% | -0.199% |
| 1996 | 5.17% | -0.28% |
| 1995 | 5.45% | -0.029% |
| 1994 | 5.48% | -0.125% |
| 1993 | 5.61% | +0.052% |
| 1992 | 5.55% | +0.353% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
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Lao PDR's youth unemployment rate is 2.38% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.18% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.78% (2017); the lowest is 1.58% (2010), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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