New Zealand Youth Unemployment 2020s

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
11.90% decade average (2020-2029)

New Zealand's youth unemployment during the 2020s ranged from 9.36% (2022) to 14.36% (2025), averaging 11.90% over 6 years of data.

2020s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2020 12.44% +1.15pp 72nd
2021 10.49% −1.95pp 62nd
2022 9.36% −1.13pp 59th
2023 10.71% +1.35pp 75th
2024 14.04% +3.33pp 101st
2025 14.36% +0.32pp 103rd