Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Guyana

Youth unemployment in Guyana in 2025 — 24.9%. Ranked 154 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.94 pp.

2025 24.9% +0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 154of 182
Period maximum 31%2020
Period minimum 21.36%2006

Trend over time

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

Youth unemployment — Guyana, 1991–20252022.52527.53032.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.84%1992: 27.84%1993: 27.01%1994: 26.45%1995: 26.14%1996: 25.72%1997: 25.39%1998: 25.23%1999: 25.01%2000: 24.88%2001: 24.29%2002: 23.9%2003: 23.3%2004: 22.73%2005: 22.21%2006: 21.36%2007: 21.53%2008: 21.75%2009: 22.12%2010: 22.54%2011: 22.72%2012: 22.96%2013: 23.26%2014: 23.69%2015: 24.21%2016: 24.6%2017: 24.96%2018: 25.25%2019: 26.3%2020: 31%2021: 29.12%2022: 24.57%2023: 24.71%2024: 24.74%2025: 24.9%
Change over the period: −2.94 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guyana

Guyana 24.9%
World 13.41%
South America computed 14.31%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.9 +0.15 pp
2024 24.74 +0.04 pp
2023 24.71 +0.14 pp
2022 24.57 −4.56 pp
2021 29.12 −1.88 pp
2020 31 +4.69 pp
2019 26.3 +1.05 pp
2018 25.25 +0.3 pp
2017 24.96 +0.36 pp
2016 24.6 +0.39 pp
2015 24.21 +0.52 pp
2014 23.69 +0.44 pp
2013 23.26 +0.3 pp
2012 22.96 +0.23 pp
2011 22.72 +0.18 pp
2010 22.54 +0.42 pp
2009 22.12 +0.37 pp
2008 21.75 +0.22 pp
2007 21.53 +0.18 pp
2006 21.36 −0.85 pp
2005 22.21 −0.52 pp
2004 22.73 −0.57 pp
2003 23.3 −0.6 pp
2002 23.9 −0.38 pp
2001 24.29 −0.59 pp
2000 24.88 −0.13 pp
1999 25.01 −0.23 pp
1998 25.23 −0.15 pp
1997 25.39 −0.33 pp
1996 25.72 −0.42 pp
1995 26.14 −0.32 pp
1994 26.45 −0.55 pp
1993 27.01 −0.83 pp
1992 27.84 +0 pp
1991 27.84

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.