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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Youth unemployment in United Kingdom

1991 – 2025 · 35 data points 18 of 41 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
Economy & jobs · United Kingdom

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 14.6% +0.3 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 18 of 41 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −0.5 pp
vs World +1.2 pp World: 13.4% · 2025
Youth unemployment, 1991 – 2025 percent · United Kingdom · World
−0.5 pp since 2015
United Kingdom World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Compared with Youth unemployment · percent
United Kingdom
14.6%
World
13.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1991 – 2025
Latest value 14.6% · 2025
First value 13.8% · 1991
Highest 22.1% · 2012
Lowest 10.2% · 2001
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1991 – 2025

YearUnited KingdomChange World
2025 14.6% +0.3 pp 13.4%
2024 14.3% +2.4 pp 13.3%
2023 11.9% +1.4 pp 13.4%
2022 10.6% −2.3 pp 14.1%
2021 12.9% −0.5 pp 15.7%
2020 13.4% +2.7 pp 17.1%
2019 10.7% −1.0 pp 15.3%
2018 11.6% −0.9 pp 15.9%
2017 12.5% −0.7 pp 16.1%
2016 13.2% −2.0 pp 16.0%
2015 15.2% −2.3 pp 16.0%
2014 17.5% −3.4 pp 15.6%
2013 20.9% −1.2 pp 15.7%
2012 22.1% +0.4 pp 15.7%
2011 21.7% +1.4 pp 15.3%
2010 20.3% +0.8 pp 15.2%
2009 19.5% +4.1 pp 15.3%
2008 15.4% +0.7 pp 14.3%
2007 14.6% +0.4 pp 14.2%
2006 14.2% +1.2 pp 14.5%
2005 13.1% +2.4 pp 14.9%
2004 10.6% −0.6 pp 14.8%
2003 11.2% +0.5 pp 15.0%
2002 10.8% +0.6 pp 14.9%
2001 10.2% −1.7 pp 14.5%
2000 11.9% −0.4 pp 14.3%
1999 12.3% −0.0 pp 14.4%
1998 12.3% −1.1 pp 14.1%
1997 13.5% −1.4 pp 13.7%
1996 14.8% −0.6 pp 13.6%
1995 15.5% −0.8 pp 13.4%
1994 16.3% −1.1 pp 13.0%
1993 17.4% +1.8 pp 12.4%
1992 15.6% +1.8 pp 11.8%
1991 13.8% 11.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryYouth unemployment
1 Greece 43.4%
2 Congo - Brazzaville 42.5%
3 Spain 38.6%
4 Gabon 36.5%
5 Italy 34.7%
6 Yemen 33.9%
7 Egypt 32.6%
8 Saudi Arabia 31.5%
9 Algeria 30.3%
10 Brazil 28.6%
11 India 25.6%
12 Argentina 22.8%
13 France 22.6%
14 Lebanon 22.0%
15 Türkiye 20.5%
16 Finland 20.0%
17 Romania 18.7%
18 Colombia 18.5%
19 Chile 17.7%
20 Russia 16.3%
21 Poland 14.8%
22 Indonesia 14.6%
23 Lithuania 13.3%
24 Bulgaria 12.9%
25 United Kingdom 12.5%
26 Bangladesh 12.1%
27 Canada 11.2%
28 Honduras 10.7%
29 China 10.4%
30 Norway 10.3%
31 South Korea 9.8%
32 United States 9.2%
33 Netherlands 8.7%
34 Hong Kong SAR China 8.5%
35 Ecuador 8.5%
36 Congo - Kinshasa 8.3%
37 Czechia 7.9%
38 Philippines 7.4%
39 Mexico 6.8%
40 Germany 6.8%
41 Sierra Leone 5.1%
42 Liberia 2.3%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

The unemployment rate among young people aged 15–24.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people aged 15–24 divided by the labour force of the same age.