Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Central African Republic

Youth unemployment in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 10.09%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.88 pp.

2025 10.09% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 73of 182
Period maximum 11.43%1994
Period minimum 9.57%2018

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Central African Republic, 1991–20259.51010.51111.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 10.96%1992: 11.22%1993: 11.39%1994: 11.43%1995: 11.33%1996: 11.25%1997: 11.19%1998: 11.12%1999: 11.09%2000: 10.96%2001: 11.04%2002: 11.02%2003: 10.95%2004: 10.68%2005: 10.55%2006: 10.34%2007: 10.25%2008: 10.1%2009: 10.21%2010: 10.34%2011: 10.19%2012: 9.97%2013: 9.8%2014: 9.73%2015: 9.81%2016: 9.75%2017: 9.73%2018: 9.57%2019: 9.64%2020: 10.86%2021: 10.83%2022: 10.08%2023: 9.86%2024: 9.99%2025: 10.09%
Change over the period: −0.88 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 10.09%
World 13.41%
Middle Africa computed 12.58%
Low-income countries computed 8.88%
Youth unemployment — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.09 +0.1 pp
2024 9.99 +0.13 pp
2023 9.86 −0.22 pp
2022 10.08 −0.75 pp
2021 10.83 −0.03 pp
2020 10.86 +1.23 pp
2019 9.64 +0.06 pp
2018 9.57 −0.15 pp
2017 9.73 −0.02 pp
2016 9.75 −0.06 pp
2015 9.81 +0.08 pp
2014 9.73 −0.07 pp
2013 9.8 −0.17 pp
2012 9.97 −0.22 pp
2011 10.19 −0.15 pp
2010 10.34 +0.13 pp
2009 10.21 +0.11 pp
2008 10.1 −0.15 pp
2007 10.25 −0.09 pp
2006 10.34 −0.22 pp
2005 10.55 −0.13 pp
2004 10.68 −0.26 pp
2003 10.95 −0.07 pp
2002 11.02 −0.02 pp
2001 11.04 +0.07 pp
2000 10.96 −0.13 pp
1999 11.09 −0.03 pp
1998 11.12 −0.07 pp
1997 11.19 −0.07 pp
1996 11.25 −0.07 pp
1995 11.33 −0.1 pp
1994 11.43 +0.04 pp
1993 11.39 +0.17 pp
1992 11.22 +0.26 pp
1991 10.96

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.