Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Moldova's youth unemployment rate stands at 4.2% as of 2025-12-31, down from 4.5% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Moldova's youth unemployment rate was 4.2%, down from 4.5% in 2024.
In 2024, Moldova's youth unemployment rate was 4.5%, up from 4.03% in 2023.
In 2023, Moldova's youth unemployment rate was 4.03%, up from 2.91% in 2022.
In 2022, Moldova's youth unemployment rate was 2.91%, up from 1.8% in 2021.
In 2021, Moldova's youth unemployment rate was 1.8%, down from 4.05% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2% | -0.299% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +0.465% |
| 2023 | 4.03% | +1.13% |
| 2022 | 2.91% | +1.11% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -2.26% |
| 2020 | 4.05% | +0.797% |
| 2019 | 3.26% | +0.048% |
| 2018 | 3.21% | -0.717% |
| 2017 | 3.93% | +0.905% |
| 2016 | 3.02% | -0.321% |
| 2015 | 3.34% | +1.04% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -0.655% |
| 2013 | 2.95% | -0.499% |
| 2012 | 3.45% | -1.41% |
| 2011 | 4.87% | -0.821% |
| 2010 | 5.69% | -0.983% |
| 2009 | 6.67% | +0.781% |
| 2008 | 5.89% | -1.69% |
| 2007 | 7.58% | -2.21% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -4.85% |
| 2005 | 14.64% | -0.85% |
| 2004 | 15.49% | +0.642% |
| 2003 | 14.85% | -0.484% |
| 2002 | 15.33% | -1.16% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +0.492% |
| 2000 | 16% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +3.83% |
| 1997 | 14.97% | +0.071% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +4.84% |
| 1995 | 10.06% | -0.93% |
| 1994 | 10.99% | +3.96% |
| 1993 | 7.03% | +0.01% |
| 1992 | 7.02% | +3.39% |
| 1991 | 3.64% | — |
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Moldova's youth unemployment rate is 4.2% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.5% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 20.9% (1999); the lowest is 1.8% (2021), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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