Thursday, October 22

Youth unemployment in Philippines

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Youth unemployment, 1991 – 2025 percent · Philippines · World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Compared with Youth unemployment · percent
Philippines
7.0%
World
13.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Philippines · 1991 – 2025
Latest value 7.0% · 2025
First value 9.1% · 1991
Highest 10.1% · 2009
Lowest 6.6% · 2018
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1991 – 2025

YearPhilippinesChange World
2025 7.0% +0.1 pp 13.4%
2024 7.0% +0.1 pp 13.3%
2023 6.9% +0.1 pp 13.4%
2022 6.8% −1.6 pp 14.1%
2021 8.4% +1.4 pp 15.7%
2020 7.0% +0.3 pp 17.1%
2019 6.7% +0.1 pp 15.3%
2018 6.6% −0.8 pp 15.9%
2017 7.4% −0.3 pp 16.1%
2016 7.6% −0.9 pp 16.0%
2015 8.5% −1.0 pp 16.0%
2014 9.5% +0.3 pp 15.6%
2013 9.2% −0.2 pp 15.7%
2012 9.4% −0.1 pp 15.7%
2011 9.5% −0.3 pp 15.3%
2010 9.7% −0.4 pp 15.2%
2009 10.1% +0.3 pp 15.3%
2008 9.8% +1.1 pp 14.3%
2007 8.7% −1.3 pp 14.2%
2006 10.0% +0.8 pp 14.5%
2005 9.2% +0.2 pp 14.9%
2004 9.1% +0.1 pp 14.8%
2003 8.9% −0.2 pp 15.0%
2002 9.2% −0.2 pp 14.9%
2001 9.4% −0.1 pp 14.5%
2000 9.5% +0.1 pp 14.3%
1999 9.5% +0.1 pp 14.4%
1998 9.4% +0.2 pp 14.1%
1997 9.2% +0.0 pp 13.7%
1996 9.2% −0.1 pp 13.6%
1995 9.2% −0.1 pp 13.4%
1994 9.3% −0.1 pp 13.0%
1993 9.5% +0.1 pp 12.4%
1992 9.4% +0.3 pp 11.8%
1991 9.1% 11.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryYouth unemployment
42 Liberia 2.2%
41 Sierra Leone 3.5%
40 South Korea 5.4%
39 Mexico 5.8%
38 Germany 6.0%
37 Philippines 6.9%
36 Ecuador 7.8%
35 Bangladesh 7.9%
34 United States 8.0%
33 Congo - Kinshasa 8.0%
32 Netherlands 8.3%
31 Czechia 8.5%
30 Hong Kong SAR China 9.0%
29 Honduras 10.5%
28 Canada 10.8%
27 Norway 11.0%
26 Russia 11.1%
25 Poland 11.2%
24 United Kingdom 11.9%
23 Bulgaria 12.0%
22 Indonesia 13.0%
21 Saudi Arabia 13.5%
20 Lithuania 13.7%
19 China 15.6%
18 India 15.6%
17 Finland 16.1%
16 Egypt 17.2%
15 Türkiye 17.3%
14 France 17.4%
13 Brazil 17.9%
12 Argentina 17.9%
11 Colombia 19.4%
10 Romania 21.7%
9 Chile 22.0%
8 Italy 22.7%
7 Lebanon 22.7%
6 Greece 26.5%
5 Spain 28.7%
4 Algeria 30.0%
3 Yemen 32.1%
2 Gabon 36.4%
1 Congo - Brazzaville 40.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

What it means

The unemployment rate among young people aged 15–24.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people aged 15–24 divided by the labour force of the same age.