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New Zealand Highest Youth Unemployment

Name: New Zealand Youth Unemployment
Creator: World Bank
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19.32% in 1991

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

The highest youth unemployment in New Zealand was 19.32% in 1991. The top 5 years were: 1991 (19.32%), 1992 (19.15%), 2012 (18.00%), 1993 (17.86%), 2011 (17.51%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

New Zealand Top 5 Highest Youth Unemployment Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1991	19.32%
2nd	1992	19.15%
3rd	2012	18.00%
4th	1993	17.86%
5th	2011	17.51%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1992	19.15%	−0.18pp	127th
1991	19.32%	–	132nd
2012	18.00%	+0.49pp	107th
2011	17.51%	+0.09pp	103rd
2010	17.42%	+0.66pp	105th
1993	17.86%	−1.29pp	119th
2009	16.76%	+5.35pp	103rd
1994	15.46%	−2.40pp	106th
2025	14.36%	+0.32pp	103rd
2013	15.30%	−2.70pp	91st
2024	14.04%	+3.33pp	101st
2016	13.47%	−0.40pp	91st
2014	14.11%	−1.19pp	90th
1998	15.01%	+1.40pp	98th
2017	12.97%	−0.51pp	91st
2015	13.87%	−0.24pp	91st
2000	13.50%	−0.66pp	91st
1999	14.16%	−0.85pp	93rd
1997	13.61%	+1.36pp	84th
2020	12.44%	+1.15pp	72nd
2019	11.29%	−0.54pp	83rd
2018	11.83%	−1.14pp	87th
2023	10.71%	+1.35pp	75th
2021	10.49%	−1.95pp	62nd
2008	11.41%	+1.31pp	86th
2002	11.73%	−0.36pp	76th
2001	12.09%	−1.41pp	83rd
1996	12.25%	−0.02pp	80th
1995	12.27%	−3.19pp	84th
2022	9.36%	−1.13pp	59th
2007	10.10%	+0.16pp	72nd
2006	9.95%	+0.19pp	65th
2005	9.75%	+0.10pp	60th
2004	9.66%	−0.83pp	53rd
2003	10.49%	−1.24pp	62nd

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