Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Zambia's youth unemployment rate stands at 10.47% as of 2025-12-31, up from 10.1% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Zambia's youth unemployment rate was 10.47%, up from 10.1% in 2024.
In 2024, Zambia's youth unemployment rate was 10.1%, up from 10.04% in 2023.
In 2023, Zambia's youth unemployment rate was 10.04%, up from 9.85% in 2022.
In 2022, Zambia's youth unemployment rate was 9.85%, up from 9.36% in 2021.
In 2021, Zambia's youth unemployment rate was 9.36%, down from 11.04% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.47% | +0.368% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +0.064% |
| 2023 | 10.04% | +0.189% |
| 2022 | 9.85% | +0.485% |
| 2021 | 9.36% | -1.68% |
| 2020 | 11.04% | +0.694% |
| 2019 | 10.35% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.75% | +0.231% |
| 2017 | 8.51% | -1.99% |
| 2016 | 10.51% | -1.86% |
| 2015 | 12.36% | -1.64% |
| 2014 | 14% | -1.71% |
| 2013 | 15.71% | -1.45% |
| 2012 | 17.16% | -6.06% |
| 2011 | 23.22% | -5.95% |
| 2010 | 29.16% | +6.27% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +6.11% |
| 2008 | 16.79% | -5.07% |
| 2007 | 21.86% | -4.91% |
| 2006 | 26.77% | -4.69% |
| 2005 | 31.46% | +1.84% |
| 2004 | 29.63% | +1.89% |
| 2003 | 27.74% | +1.75% |
| 2002 | 25.98% | +1.94% |
| 2001 | 24.05% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 22.54% | +0.723% |
| 1999 | 21.82% | +0.804% |
| 1998 | 21.02% | -2.34% |
| 1997 | 23.36% | -3.46% |
| 1996 | 26.82% | -2.73% |
| 1995 | 29.55% | -3.21% |
| 1994 | 32.76% | -1.98% |
| 1993 | 34.74% | +0.158% |
| 1992 | 34.58% | +0.952% |
| 1991 | 33.63% | — |
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Zambia's youth unemployment rate is 10.47% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 10.1% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 34.74% (1993); the lowest is 8.51% (2017), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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