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Libya - Youth Unemployment 2023

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

49.86% −0.98pp from 2022 Global rank: 180th

Libya's youth unemployment was 49.86% in 2023, decreased +0.98pp from 50.84% in 2022. This was the 180th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2023
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Niger	0.40%	0.3%
2nd	Qatar	0.57%	2.7%
3rd	Cambodia	0.70%	2.3%
4th	Chad	1.45%	-0.5%
5th	Burundi	1.70%	-0.3%
6th	Lao PDR	2.18%	-0.4%
7th	Liberia	2.22%	-0.8%
8th	Tanzania	2.34%	-0.2%
9th	Guinea-Bissau	2.82%	-0.6%
10th	Solomon Islands	2.93%	-0.6%
11th	Benin	3.09%	-1.3%
12th	Timor-Leste	3.20%	-0.4%
13th	Togo	3.40%	-0.6%
14th	Sierra Leone	3.48%	-0.8%
15th	Papua New Guinea	3.79%	-0.5%
16th	Kazakhstan	3.81%	-0.2%
17th	Senegal	3.86%	-1.1%
18th	Mali	3.86%	20.5%
19th	Moldova	4.03%	38.8%
20th	Japan	4.12%	-7.2%
21st	Uganda	4.21%	-2.9%
22nd	Côte d'Ivoire	4.24%	-1.4%
23rd	Cuba	4.25%	-2.1%
24th	Guatemala	4.33%	-31.0%
25th	Thailand	4.49%	-13.8%
26th	Tonga	4.63%	-24.6%
27th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4.97%	-17.8%
28th	Nigeria	5.13%	-14.8%
29th	Ghana	5.35%	-0.9%
30th	Bahrain	5.38%	1.0%
31st	Korea	5.41%	-18.6%
32nd	Madagascar	5.43%	-2.8%
33rd	Mexico	5.84%	-9.6%
34th	Israel	5.87%	-12.6%
35th	Germany	6.02%	-0.5%
36th	United Arab Emirates	6.35%	-36.4%
37th	Viet Nam	6.44%	5.6%
38th	Macao SAR, China	6.56%	-5.6%
39th	Burkina Faso	6.57%	-2.3%
40th	Cameroon	6.62%	-0.7%
41st	Malawi	6.84%	-0.1%
42nd	Philippines	6.91%	1.5%
43rd	El Salvador	7.03%	-6.0%
44th	Guinea	7.07%	-0.3%
45th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.58%	-0.4%
46th	Ecuador	7.78%	-6.2%
47th	Switzerland	7.87%	15.1%
48th	Bangladesh	7.91%	-28.0%
49th	United States	7.95%	-1.9%
50th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8.01%	-1.1%
51st	Trinidad and Tobago	8.04%	-24.1%
52nd	Netherlands	8.27%	8.2%
53rd	Australia	8.39%	-0.9%
54th	Kyrgyz Republic	8.45%	-22.6%
55th	Iceland	8.49%	0.8%
56th	Czechia	8.51%	26.6%
57th	Singapore	8.52%	7.5%
58th	São Tomé and Principe	8.54%	0.6%
59th	Comoros	8.83%	-0.6%
60th	Peru	8.85%	15.2%
61st	Hong Kong SAR, China	8.97%	-18.6%
62nd	Turkmenistan	9.20%	1.0%
63rd	Nicaragua	9.20%	-3.2%
64th	Malta	9.32%	2.9%
65th	Pakistan	9.42%	-0.3%
66th	Central African Republic	9.86%	-2.2%
67th	Slovenia	9.95%	-1.9%
68th	Eritrea	9.97%	-2.2%
69th	Jamaica	9.99%	-23.8%
70th	Zambia	10.04%	1.9%
71st	Myanmar	10.07%	-0.8%
72nd	Ireland	10.16%	8.2%
73rd	Honduras	10.48%	-22.8%
74th	Belarus	10.60%	3.0%
75th	New Zealand	10.71%	14.4%
76th	Uzbekistan	10.76%	-0.8%
77th	Canada	10.81%	7.2%
78th	Gambia, The	10.81%	6.4%
79th	Norway	10.98%	10.8%
80th	Austria	10.98%	6.3%
81st	Russian Federation	11.15%	-22.5%
82nd	Poland	11.18%	5.8%
83rd	Mozambique	11.47%	-1.3%
84th	Vanuatu	11.49%	-1.0%
85th	Denmark	11.50%	9.2%
86th	Dominican Republic	11.56%	-10.1%
87th	Mongolia	11.61%	1.5%
88th	United Kingdom	11.94%	12.8%
89th	Bulgaria	12.05%	13.9%
90th	Malaysia	12.15%	-0.1%
91st	Latvia	12.32%	-19.3%
92nd	Hungary	12.78%	21.2%
93rd	Guam	12.85%	-1.4%
94th	Samoa	12.90%	-2.6%
95th	Indonesia	13.02%	-7.4%
96th	Puerto Rico (US)	13.18%	-3.7%
97th	Paraguay	13.19%	-9.7%
98th	Channel Islands	13.38%	1.5%
99th	Saudi Arabia	13.47%	-15.6%
100th	Azerbaijan	13.58%	-0.3%
101st	Oman	13.59%	-6.6%
102nd	Lithuania	13.71%	15.5%
103rd	Maldives	14.12%	-1.0%
104th	Tajikistan	14.51%	0.2%
105th	Bhutan	14.94%	-45.0%
106th	Kuwait	15.09%	-0.7%
107th	Kenya	15.16%	-2.1%
108th	Fiji	15.30%	-2.8%
109th	Zimbabwe	15.33%	-9.7%
110th	Equatorial Guinea	15.46%	-2.2%
111th	China	15.56%	6.1%
112th	India	15.60%	-12.1%
113th	Finland	16.11%	13.9%
114th	Belgium	16.12%	-1.8%
115th	Cyprus	16.22%	-13.3%
116th	European Union	16.23%	-0.8%
117th	Mauritius	16.45%	-26.3%
118th	Panama	16.77%	-12.6%
119th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	17.15%	5.0%
120th	Estonia	17.21%	-6.4%
121st	Türkiye	17.31%	-10.3%
122nd	France	17.42%	-2.4%
123rd	Afghanistan	17.49%	-0.3%
124th	Bahamas, The	17.70%	-5.3%
125th	Belize	17.83%	-3.2%
126th	Brazil	17.94%	-13.5%
127th	Argentina	17.95%	-5.6%
128th	Brunei Darussalam	17.96%	-1.9%
129th	Rwanda	18.17%	-18.2%
130th	Barbados	18.26%	-13.1%
131st	South Sudan	18.52%	-1.0%
132nd	Luxembourg	18.85%	7.1%
133rd	Croatia	18.91%	6.6%
134th	Colombia	19.37%	-7.7%
135th	Slovak Republic	19.87%	-0.3%
136th	Sri Lanka	20.34%	-6.4%
137th	Nepal	20.43%	-0.9%
138th	Portugal	20.46%	6.7%
139th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	21.27%	-6.3%
140th	Romania	21.70%	-5.1%
141st	Sweden	21.94%	1.6%
142nd	Chile	21.97%	20.2%
143rd	Morocco	21.97%	-3.3%
144th	Italy	22.73%	-4.1%
145th	Lebanon	22.74%	-0.7%
146th	Mauritania	23.24%	-1.1%
147th	Montenegro	23.34%	-21.7%
148th	Virgin Islands (US)	23.59%	-7.9%
149th	Serbia	24.13%	3.7%
150th	Costa Rica	24.31%	-20.9%
151st	Guyana	24.71%	0.6%
152nd	Lesotho	24.74%	-1.3%
153rd	Suriname	24.98%	-2.2%
154th	Albania	25.41%	3.5%
155th	Uruguay	26.22%	3.6%
156th	Greece	26.54%	-15.2%
157th	Armenia	26.74%	0.2%
158th	Angola	26.83%	-1.1%
159th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	27.27%	-14.1%
160th	Cabo Verde	28.05%	-2.1%
161st	Spain	28.75%	-3.3%
162nd	North Macedonia	29.69%	-8.9%
163rd	Georgia	29.93%	-0.7%
164th	Algeria	30.00%	-4.3%
165th	St. Lucia	30.26%	-1.9%
166th	Iraq	31.51%	-0.9%
167th	New Caledonia	31.75%	-4.7%
168th	Yemen, Republic of	32.10%	-1.1%
169th	Syrian Arab Republic	32.26%	0.9%
170th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	34.09%	-0.6%
171st	Haiti	36.33%	0.0%
172nd	French Polynesia	36.38%	-1.2%
173rd	Gabon	36.41%	-0.6%
174th	Namibia	37.13%	-1.8%
175th	Tunisia	38.48%	1.7%
176th	Jordan	38.84%	-7.6%
177th	Congo, Republic of	40.72%	-1.1%
178th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	42.33%	-3.8%
179th	Botswana	44.36%	4.1%
180th	Libya	49.86%	-1.9%
181st	Eswatini	54.24%	-7.2%
182nd	South Africa	60.26%	-2.3%
183rd	Djibouti	76.39%	-0.3%

FAQ

What was Libya's youth unemployment in 2023?▾

Libya's youth unemployment in 2023 was 49.86%. This ranked 180th globally.

How did Libya's youth unemployment change in 2023?▾

Libya's youth unemployment decreased by 1.9% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2023?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2023 at 76.39%.

What is the youth unemployment of Libya in 2023?▾

The youth unemployment of Libya in 2023 was 49.86%. This ranked 180th globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Libya's youth unemployment?▾

Libya's youth unemployment went from 50.84% in 2022 to 49.86% in 2023, a 1.9% decrease.

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