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Zambia Youth Unemployment 2000s

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
24.97% decade average (2000-2009)

Zambia's youth unemployment during the 2000s ranged from 16.79% (2008) to 31.46% (2005), averaging 24.97% over 10 years of data.

2000s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2000 22.54% +0.72pp 138th
2001 24.05% +1.50pp 142nd
2002 25.98% +1.94pp 148th
2003 27.74% +1.75pp 156th
2004 29.63% +1.89pp 159th
2005 31.46% +1.84pp 163rd
2006 26.77% −4.69pp 158th
2007 21.86% −4.91pp 146th
2008 16.79% −5.07pp 113th
2009 22.90% +6.11pp 136th