Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Libya's youth unemployment rate stands at 50.06% as of 2025-12-31, down from 50.59% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Libya's youth unemployment rate was 50.06%, down from 50.59% in 2024.
In 2024, Libya's youth unemployment rate was 50.59%, up from 49.86% in 2023.
In 2023, Libya's youth unemployment rate was 49.86%, down from 50.84% in 2022.
In 2022, Libya's youth unemployment rate was 50.84%, down from 52.09% in 2021.
In 2021, Libya's youth unemployment rate was 52.09%, down from 53.56% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.06% | -0.529% |
| 2024 | 50.59% | +0.722% |
| 2023 | 49.86% | -0.977% |
| 2022 | 50.84% | -1.24% |
| 2021 | 52.09% | -1.48% |
| 2020 | 53.56% | +2.99% |
| 2019 | 50.57% | +0.433% |
| 2018 | 50.14% | -0.335% |
| 2017 | 50.47% | -0.907% |
| 2016 | 51.38% | -0.16% |
| 2015 | 51.54% | +0.858% |
| 2014 | 50.68% | +0.104% |
| 2013 | 50.58% | +0.697% |
| 2012 | 49.88% | -0.493% |
| 2011 | 50.37% | +0.809% |
| 2010 | 49.56% | +0.437% |
| 2009 | 49.13% | +0.842% |
| 2008 | 48.28% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 47.38% | +0.371% |
| 2006 | 47.01% | +0.618% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | -0.277% |
| 2004 | 46.67% | -0.028% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | -0.194% |
| 2002 | 46.89% | +0.217% |
| 2001 | 46.68% | +0.02% |
| 2000 | 46.66% | +0.254% |
| 1999 | 46.4% | +0.364% |
| 1998 | 46.04% | +0.324% |
| 1997 | 45.72% | +0.093% |
| 1996 | 45.62% | -0.051% |
| 1995 | 45.67% | +0.13% |
| 1994 | 45.54% | +0.675% |
| 1993 | 44.87% | +0.401% |
| 1992 | 44.47% | +0.482% |
| 1991 | 43.99% | — |
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Libya's youth unemployment rate is 50.06% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 50.59% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 53.56% (2020); the lowest is 43.99% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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