Youth employment-to-population ratio worldwide by region 2023| Statista

Employment-to-population among youth worldwide fell in most world regions except for in North America, where it increased in recent years, and in Europe and Central Asia, where it remained stable. Declines were most notable in East and South Asia. The declining ratios must be seen in relation to increasing enrollment in education that usually comes with increasing levels of development.

Youth employment-to-population ratio worldwide from 2000 to 2023, by region (with a forecast until 2025)

Characteristic	Eastern Asia	Europe and Central Asia	Latin America and the Caribbean	Middle East and North Africa	Northern America	South Asia	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000	60.05%	35.97%	44.55%	25.31%	54.51%	37.97%	46.1%
2001	58.62%	35.62%	44.59%	24.58%	52.91%	37.74%	46.05%
2002	57.36%	35.27%	44.01%	24.74%	51.35%	37.54%	46%
2003	56.18%	34.4%	43.89%	24.83%	49.94%	37.29%	45.9%
2004	55.56%	34.17%	44.47%	25.34%	49.89%	36.94%	45.9%
2005	54.77%	34.21%	45.07%	24.97%	49.9%	36.42%	45.86%
2006	54.03%	34.45%	45.42%	24.86%	50.26%	35.48%	45.76%
2007	53.19%	35.1%	45.35%	24.8%	49.43%	34.36%	45.54%
2008	51.94%	35.56%	45.21%	24.49%	47.88%	33.25%	45.21%
2009	50.73%	33.79%	44.01%	24.5%	43.87%	32.36%	44.61%
2010	49.97%	33.39%	43.66%	23.88%	42.29%	31.61%	43.84%
2011	49.04%	33.52%	43.34%	22.7%	42.69%	30.39%	43.81%
2012	48.17%	32.8%	43.67%	21.97%	43.02%	29.22%	43.15%
2013	47.44%	32.88%	42.68%	21.76%	43.51%	28.79%	42.71%
2014	46.73%	32.91%	42.19%	21.43%	44.47%	28.12%	42.3%
2015	46.05%	33.14%	41.19%	20.28%	45.3%	27.42%	42.08%
2016	45.59%	33.47%	39.79%	20.15%	45.94%	26.79%	41.94%
2017	45.07%	33.77%	39.65%	19.47%	46.8%	26.26%	41.53%
2018	45.03%	34.07%	39.77%	19.02%	46.88%	25.5%	41.14%
2019	44.21%	34.07%	39.9%	18.76%	47.6%	25.6%	40.79%
2020	40.86%	31.89%	35.02%	17.34%	42.44%	24.77%	40.03%
2021	42.51%	32.42%	38.18%	17.89%	46.48%	25.62%	40.04%
2022	41.35%	33.76%	40.2%	18.52%	47.49%	26.57%	40.26%
2023	40.88%	34.22%	40.44%	18.54%	47.92%	27.28%	40.44%
2024	40.73%	33.96%	40.2%	18.59%	46.5%	26.42%	40.47%
2025	40.6%	33.75%	39.96%	18.72%	46.06%	26.46%	40.45%

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December 2023

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Worldwide

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2000 to 2023

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15-24 years

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