Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
New Zealand's youth unemployment rate stands at 14.36% as of 2025-12-31, up from 14.04% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, New Zealand's youth unemployment rate was 14.36%, up from 14.04% in 2024.
In 2024, New Zealand's youth unemployment rate was 14.04%, up from 10.71% in 2023.
In 2023, New Zealand's youth unemployment rate was 10.71%, up from 9.36% in 2022.
In 2022, New Zealand's youth unemployment rate was 9.36%, down from 10.49% in 2021.
In 2021, New Zealand's youth unemployment rate was 10.49%, down from 12.44% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.36% | +0.316% |
| 2024 | 14.04% | +3.32% |
| 2023 | 10.71% | +1.35% |
| 2022 | 9.36% | -1.13% |
| 2021 | 10.49% | -1.95% |
| 2020 | 12.44% | +1.15% |
| 2019 | 11.29% | -0.536% |
| 2018 | 11.83% | -1.14% |
| 2017 | 12.97% | -0.506% |
| 2016 | 13.47% | -0.398% |
| 2015 | 13.87% | -0.237% |
| 2014 | 14.11% | -1.19% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 18% | +0.491% |
| 2011 | 17.51% | +0.091% |
| 2010 | 17.42% | +0.662% |
| 2009 | 16.76% | +5.35% |
| 2008 | 11.41% | +1.31% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +0.155% |
| 2006 | 9.95% | +0.194% |
| 2005 | 9.75% | +0.096% |
| 2004 | 9.66% | -0.83% |
| 2003 | 10.49% | -1.24% |
| 2002 | 11.73% | -0.364% |
| 2001 | 12.09% | -1.41% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -0.657% |
| 1999 | 14.16% | -0.851% |
| 1998 | 15.01% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 13.61% | +1.36% |
| 1996 | 12.25% | -0.02% |
| 1995 | 12.27% | -3.19% |
| 1994 | 15.46% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 17.86% | -1.29% |
| 1992 | 19.15% | -0.178% |
| 1991 | 19.32% | — |
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New Zealand's youth unemployment rate is 14.36% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 14.04% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 19.32% (1991); the lowest is 9.36% (2022), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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