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Japan Youth Unemployment 2000s

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
9.00% decade average (2000-2009)

Japan's youth unemployment during the 2000s ranged from 7.31% (2008) to 10.20% (2003), averaging 9.00% over 10 years of data.

2000s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2000 9.21% −0.09pp 56th
2001 9.60% +0.39pp 63rd
2002 10.06% +0.46pp 63rd
2003 10.20% +0.14pp 60th
2004 9.57% −0.63pp 52nd
2005 8.71% −0.87pp 51st
2006 8.30% −0.40pp 53rd
2007 7.87% −0.43pp 52nd
2008 7.31% −0.56pp 40th
2009 9.21% +1.89pp 51st