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Youth unemployment — Lebanon

Youth unemployment in Lebanon in 2023 — 22.74%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.55 pp.

2023 22.74% −0.16 pp vs 2022
World rank 146of 184
Period maximum 26.58%2020
Period minimum 15.3%2009

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Lebanon, 1991–2023152025301991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 20.19%1992: 19.71%1993: 19.86%1994: 20.18%1995: 20.5%1996: 20.62%1997: 21.11%1998: 21.04%1999: 21.43%2000: 21.17%2001: 20.91%2002: 20.47%2003: 20.15%2004: 19.79%2005: 20.49%2006: 21.26%2007: 21.84%2008: 18.54%2009: 15.3%2010: 16.08%2011: 17.13%2012: 18.19%2013: 19.11%2014: 19.77%2015: 20.59%2016: 21.37%2017: 22.04%2018: 22.67%2019: 23.28%2020: 26.58%2021: 25.2%2022: 22.9%2023: 22.74%
Change over the period: +2.55 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 22.74%
World 13.37%
Middle East & North Africa 18.5%
Western Asia computed 19.23%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 12.5%
Youth unemployment — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 22.74 −0.16 pp
2022 22.9 −2.3 pp
2021 25.2 −1.37 pp
2020 26.58 +3.3 pp
2019 23.28 +0.61 pp
2018 22.67 +0.63 pp
2017 22.04 +0.67 pp
2016 21.37 +0.78 pp
2015 20.59 +0.82 pp
2014 19.77 +0.66 pp
2013 19.11 +0.92 pp
2012 18.19 +1.06 pp
2011 17.13 +1.06 pp
2010 16.08 +0.78 pp
2009 15.3 −3.25 pp
2008 18.54 −3.29 pp
2007 21.84 +0.57 pp
2006 21.26 +0.77 pp
2005 20.49 +0.7 pp
2004 19.79 −0.36 pp
2003 20.15 −0.32 pp
2002 20.47 −0.44 pp
2001 20.91 −0.26 pp
2000 21.17 −0.27 pp
1999 21.43 +0.39 pp
1998 21.04 −0.07 pp
1997 21.11 +0.49 pp
1996 20.62 +0.12 pp
1995 20.5 +0.32 pp
1994 20.18 +0.32 pp
1993 19.86 +0.16 pp
1992 19.71 −0.48 pp
1991 20.19 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

QA Qatar 0.57 BH Bahrain 5.38 IL Israel 5.87 AE United Arab Emirates 6.35 SA Saudi Arabia 13.47 AZ Azerbaijan 13.58 OM Oman 13.59 KW Kuwait 15.09 CY Cyprus 16.22 TR Türkiye 17.31 LB Lebanon 22.74 AM Armenia 26.74 GE Georgia 29.93 IQ Iraq 31.51 YE Yemen 32.1 SY Syria 32.26 JO Jordan 38.84
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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.

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