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China Youth Unemployment 2020s

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
14.35% decade average (2020-2029)

China's youth unemployment during the 2020s ranged from 12.40% (2021) to 15.80% (2025), averaging 14.35% over 6 years of data.

2020s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2020 12.65% +1.97pp 73rd
2021 12.40% −0.25pp 77th
2022 14.67% +2.27pp 105th
2023 15.56% +0.89pp 111th
2024 15.04% −0.52pp 105th
2025 15.80% +0.75pp 112th