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Bhutan Highest Youth Unemployment

Name: Bhutan Youth Unemployment
Creator: World Bank
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27.18% in 2022

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

The highest youth unemployment in Bhutan was 27.18% in 2022. The top 5 years were: 2022 (27.18%), 2020 (21.99%), 2021 (20.61%), 2024 (17.93%), 2025 (17.05%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Bhutan Top 5 Highest Youth Unemployment Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2022	27.18%
2nd	2020	21.99%
3rd	2021	20.61%
4th	2024	17.93%
5th	2025	17.05%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2022	27.18%	+6.57pp	156th
2020	21.99%	+10.43pp	125th
2021	20.61%	−1.38pp	124th
2025	17.05%	−0.88pp	119th
2024	17.93%	+3.00pp	123rd
2023	14.94%	−12.24pp	105th
2018	15.20%	+1.84pp	106th
2017	13.36%	+1.74pp	94th
2019	11.56%	−3.64pp	87th
2016	11.61%	+1.50pp	80th
2009	12.42%	+0.48pp	74th
2008	11.94%	+0.53pp	90th
2007	11.41%	+1.87pp	89th
2015	10.12%	+1.09pp	64th
2014	9.02%	−0.37pp	53rd
2013	9.39%	+2.41pp	60th
2011	8.91%	+0.13pp	55th
2010	8.78%	−3.64pp	49th
2006	9.54%	+0.10pp	60th
2005	9.44%	+1.95pp	57th
2012	6.98%	−1.93pp	38th
2004	7.49%	+2.11pp	38th
2003	5.38%	−0.11pp	27th
2002	5.49%	−0.10pp	27th
2001	5.59%	+0.69pp	29th
2000	4.90%	+0.71pp	25th
1999	4.19%	−0.03pp	22nd
1998	4.22%	+0.01pp	21st
1997	4.21%	−0.00pp	22nd
1996	4.21%	−0.03pp	23rd
1995	4.24%	−0.02pp	22nd
1994	4.26%	−0.04pp	25th
1993	4.30%	+0.05pp	29th
1992	4.25%	+0.01pp	35th
1991	4.24%	–	39th

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