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China Average Youth Unemployment 1991-2025

9.47% 35 data points
Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

China's average youth unemployment from 1991 to 2025 was 9.47%, based on 35 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)
YearValueChangeRank
2025 15.80% +0.75pp 112th
2024 15.04% −0.52pp 105th
2023 15.56% +0.89pp 111th
2022 14.67% +2.27pp 105th
2021 12.40% −0.25pp 77th
2020 12.65% +1.97pp 73rd
2019 10.68% +1.01pp 77th
2018 9.67% −0.76pp 69th
2017 10.43% −0.14pp 73rd
2016 10.57% −0.11pp 67th
2015 10.68% +0.17pp 67th
2014 10.51% +0.19pp 70th
2013 10.32% +0.16pp 72nd
2012 10.15% +0.18pp 74th
2011 9.98% +0.15pp 68th
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