Unemployment, Youth Male (As % of Male Labour Force Ages 15-24) fell 5.77% to 24.0% in Iran in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Unemployment, Youth Male (As % of Male Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Iran reached an all time high of 25.5% in 2020 and an all time low of 17.0% in 1996. When compared to Iran's main peers, Unemployment, Youth Male (As % of Male Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Iraq amounted to 23.5%, 9.74% in Pakistan and 13.4% in Turkmenistan in 2021.
Iran has been ranked 38th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment, Youth Male (As % of Male Labour Force Ages 15-24), 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment, Youth Male (As % of Male Labour Force Ages 15-24) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | % | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 21.6% | 22.0% | 22.3% | 22.8% | 22.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 22.1% | 25.2% | 23.9% | 24.1% | 22.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 18.3% | 19.9% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 3.57% | 3.64% | 3.63% | 3.68% | 3.73% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 13.8% | 8.91% | 9.16% | 9.30% | 9.47% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 5.85% | 6.68% | 7.53% | 8.36% | 8.23% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 21.1% | 18.6% | 22.1% | 20.0% | 13.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 17.2% | 17.4% | 17.7% | 17.9% | 18.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 12.5% | 12.3% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 12.3% | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.3% |
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