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Japan Youth Unemployment 2020s

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
4.29% decade average (2020-2029)

Japan's youth unemployment during the 2020s ranged from 3.90% (2025) to 4.71% (2021), averaging 4.29% over 6 years of data.

2020s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2020 4.68% +0.74pp 17th
2021 4.71% +0.03pp 20th
2022 4.43% −0.27pp 23rd
2023 4.12% −0.32pp 20th
2024 3.93% −0.19pp 19th
2025 3.90% −0.03pp 19th