Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) rose 2.15% to 9.41% in Pakistan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Pakistan reached an all time high of 9.41% in 2021 and an all time low of 0.835% in 2007. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Afghanistan amounted to 20.2%, 11.4% in China, 28.3% in India and 27.2% in Iran in 2021.
Pakistan has been ranked 134th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24), 34 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total 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 | % | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.4% | 17.5% | 17.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | % | 10.8% | 11.2% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 21.7% | 22.2% | 22.6% | 23.0% | 22.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 25.9% | 29.0% | 28.1% | 27.4% | 25.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 21.2% | 22.5% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 5.55% | 5.09% | 4.58% | 3.57% | 3.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 6.78% | 7.18% | 7.60% | 8.02% | 7.88% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 16.4% | 16.7% | 16.5% | 17.1% | 15.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 19.5% | 20.4% | 17.7% | 20.8% | 21.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 18.2% | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.1% | 16.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 9.82% | 9.74% | 9.56% | 9.47% | 9.47% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 11.6% | 10.4% | 9.20% | 8.58% | 8.34% |
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