Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Zimbabwe's youth unemployment rate stands at 15.55% as of 2025-12-31, up from 15.43% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Zimbabwe's youth unemployment rate was 15.55%, up from 15.43% in 2024.
In 2024, Zimbabwe's youth unemployment rate was 15.43%, up from 15.33% in 2023.
In 2023, Zimbabwe's youth unemployment rate was 15.33%, down from 16.98% in 2022.
In 2022, Zimbabwe's youth unemployment rate was 16.98%, up from 15.21% in 2021.
In 2021, Zimbabwe's youth unemployment rate was 15.21%, up from 14.24% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.55% | +0.119% |
| 2024 | 15.43% | +0.097% |
| 2023 | 15.33% | -1.65% |
| 2022 | 16.98% | +1.78% |
| 2021 | 15.21% | +0.965% |
| 2020 | 14.24% | +2.53% |
| 2019 | 11.72% | +1.03% |
| 2018 | 10.69% | +0.86% |
| 2017 | 9.83% | +0.884% |
| 2016 | 8.95% | +0.933% |
| 2015 | 8.02% | +1.07% |
| 2014 | 6.95% | -0.661% |
| 2013 | 7.61% | -0.563% |
| 2012 | 8.17% | -0.79% |
| 2011 | 8.96% | -0.134% |
| 2010 | 9.09% | -0.016% |
| 2009 | 9.11% | +0.083% |
| 2008 | 9.03% | +0.496% |
| 2007 | 8.53% | +0.295% |
| 2006 | 8.24% | +0.135% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +0.258% |
| 2004 | 7.84% | -1.11% |
| 2003 | 8.95% | -0.935% |
| 2002 | 9.89% | -0.977% |
| 2001 | 10.86% | -1.07% |
| 2000 | 11.94% | -0.951% |
| 1999 | 12.89% | -1.08% |
| 1998 | 13.97% | -1.37% |
| 1997 | 15.34% | +1.75% |
| 1996 | 13.59% | +1.35% |
| 1995 | 12.24% | +1.36% |
| 1994 | 10.88% | -0.107% |
| 1993 | 10.99% | +0.07% |
| 1992 | 10.92% | +0.283% |
| 1991 | 10.63% | — |
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Zimbabwe's youth unemployment rate is 15.55% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 15.43% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 16.98% (2022); the lowest is 6.95% (2014), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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