Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Suriname's youth unemployment rate stands at 25.44% as of 2025-12-31, up from 24.94% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Suriname's youth unemployment rate was 25.44%, up from 24.94% in 2024.
In 2024, Suriname's youth unemployment rate was 24.94%, down from 24.98% in 2023.
In 2023, Suriname's youth unemployment rate was 24.98%, down from 25.53% in 2022.
In 2022, Suriname's youth unemployment rate was 25.53%, down from 27.46% in 2021.
In 2021, Suriname's youth unemployment rate was 27.46%, down from 28.84% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.44% | +0.496% |
| 2024 | 24.94% | -0.04% |
| 2023 | 24.98% | -0.552% |
| 2022 | 25.53% | -1.93% |
| 2021 | 27.46% | -1.38% |
| 2020 | 28.84% | +4.18% |
| 2019 | 24.66% | -0.127% |
| 2018 | 24.79% | -0.126% |
| 2017 | 24.91% | -0.043% |
| 2016 | 24.96% | +11.93% |
| 2015 | 13.03% | -2.58% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -3.73% |
| 2013 | 19.34% | -0.26% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +0.385% |
| 2011 | 19.21% | +5.76% |
| 2010 | 13.45% | -6.12% |
| 2009 | 19.58% | -0.401% |
| 2008 | 19.98% | -0.446% |
| 2007 | 20.42% | -0.395% |
| 2006 | 20.82% | -0.472% |
| 2005 | 21.29% | -0.539% |
| 2004 | 21.83% | -2.31% |
| 2003 | 24.14% | -2.31% |
| 2002 | 26.45% | -2.35% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 31.09% | -2.11% |
| 1999 | 33.21% | +9.05% |
| 1998 | 24.15% | -1.85% |
| 1997 | 26.01% | +1.08% |
| 1996 | 24.92% | -1.44% |
| 1995 | 26.36% | -1.27% |
| 1994 | 27.63% | -8.87% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | -5.42% |
| 1992 | 41.92% | +0.56% |
| 1991 | 41.36% | — |
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Suriname's youth unemployment rate is 25.44% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 24.94% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 41.92% (1992); the lowest is 13.03% (2015), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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