Variable: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force 15-24)(national est.)

QoG Code: (wdi_unempyne)


Dataset: World Development Indicators

Description:

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2024-11-20
Last updated by source: 2024-10-28


Categories:

Labour Market


Find this variable in:

OECD Cross-section - 2025 OECD Time-series - 2025 Standard Cross-section - 2025 Standard Time-series - 2025 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 158
Standard time-series: 184
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32


This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 1960 to the year 2022