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Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in South Sudan

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in South Sudan was 18.52% in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.19 pts from 2022.

202318.52%
Change on 2022-0.19 pts
Series high21.852020
Series low17.871997

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in South Sudan, 1991 to 2023

17181920212219911996200120062011201620231991: 18.28 %1992: 18.29 %1993: 18.07 %1994: 18.17 %1995: 18.19 %1996: 18.16 %1997: 17.87 %1998: 17.95 %1999: 18.06 %2000: 18.36 %2001: 18.4 %2002: 18.45 %2003: 18.55 %2004: 18.67 %2005: 18.76 %2006: 18.84 %2007: 18.92 %2008: 19.04 %2009: 19.29 %2010: 19.4 %2011: 19.61 %2012: 19.91 %2013: 19.73 %2014: 19.58 %2015: 19.42 %2016: 19.85 %2017: 19.85 %2018: 19.56 %2019: 19.26 %2020: 21.85 %2021: 20.8 %2022: 18.72 %2023: 18.52 %
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 33 values
Period%
202318.52
202218.72
202120.8
202021.85
201919.26
201819.56
201719.85
201619.85
201519.42
201419.58
201319.73
201219.91
201119.61
201019.4
200919.29
200819.04
200718.92
200618.84
200518.76
200418.67
200318.55
200218.45
200118.4
200018.36
199918.06
199817.95
199717.87
199618.16
199518.19
199418.17
199318.07
199218.29
199118.28

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the youth unemployment rate in South Sudan?

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in South Sudan was 18.52% in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.19 pts from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest youth unemployment rate in South Sudan?

21.85% in 2020, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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