Thursday, October 22 Dhaka
  1. Home
  2. section.name
  3. Bangladesh
  4. economy
  5. Youth unemployment
economy section.name · section.levels.country

Youth unemployment in Bangladesh

1991 – 2025 · 35 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Youth unemployment, 1991 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
−1.2 pp section.change_since
Bangladesh section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

section.compare Youth unemployment · percent
Bangladesh
9.4%
section.levels.world
13.4%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1991 – 2025
Latest value 9.4% · 2025
First value 6.0% · 1991
Highest 13.5% · 2020
Lowest 6.0% · 1991
Data points 35

By year

section.all_years · 1991 – 2025

YearBangladeshChange section.levels.world
2025 9.4% +0.3 pp 13.4%
2024 9.1% +1.2 pp 13.3%
2023 7.9% −3.1 pp 13.4%
2022 11.0% −1.7 pp 14.1%
2021 12.7% −0.8 pp 15.7%
2020 13.5% +1.7 pp 17.1%
2019 11.7% −0.2 pp 15.3%
2018 11.9% −0.2 pp 15.9%
2017 12.1% +1.1 pp 16.1%
2016 11.0% +0.4 pp 16.0%
2015 10.6% +0.4 pp 16.0%
2014 10.1% +0.4 pp 15.6%
2013 9.7% +1.1 pp 15.7%
2012 8.5% +1.1 pp 15.7%
2011 7.4% +1.1 pp 15.3%
2010 6.3% −3.3 pp 15.2%
2009 9.6% +0.8 pp 15.3%
2008 8.8% +0.8 pp 14.3%
2007 8.0% +0.8 pp 14.2%
2006 7.3% −1.5 pp 14.5%
2005 8.8% +1.0 pp 14.9%
2004 7.8% +1.2 pp 14.8%
2003 6.6% −1.2 pp 15.0%
2002 7.8% −1.0 pp 14.9%
2001 8.8% −0.9 pp 14.5%
2000 9.7% +0.8 pp 14.3%
1999 9.0% +0.8 pp 14.4%
1998 8.2% +0.8 pp 14.1%
1997 7.4% +0.8 pp 13.7%
1996 6.7% +0.1 pp 13.6%
1995 6.5% +0.1 pp 13.4%
1994 6.4% +0.1 pp 13.0%
1993 6.3% +0.2 pp 12.4%
1992 6.1% +0.1 pp 11.8%
1991 6.0% 11.5%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryYouth unemployment
4 Algeria 35.8%
7 Argentina 30.4%
28 Bangladesh 13.5%
8 Brazil 30.3%
27 Bulgaria 14.1%
18 Canada 20.1%
15 Chile 24.4%
30 China 12.6%
11 Colombia 27.2%
1 Congo - Brazzaville 46.7%
35 Congo - Kinshasa 9.6%
38 Czechia 7.9%
32 Ecuador 11.1%
20 Egypt 18.5%
16 Finland 21.2%
17 France 20.4%
2 Gabon 39.7%
39 Germany 7.9%
6 Greece 33.7%
22 Honduras 17.1%
24 Hong Kong SAR China 15.5%
14 India 24.7%
26 Indonesia 14.8%
9 Italy 29.6%
12 Lebanon 26.6%
42 Liberia 2.9%
19 Lithuania 19.6%
37 Mexico 8.1%
36 Netherlands 8.9%
31 Norway 11.2%
40 Philippines 7.0%
33 Poland 10.8%
21 Romania 17.6%
23 Russia 17.0%
10 Saudi Arabia 29.6%
41 Sierra Leone 4.1%
34 South Korea 10.1%
3 Spain 38.3%
13 Türkiye 24.9%
29 United Kingdom 13.4%
25 United States 14.9%
5 Yemen 34.5%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

section.what

The unemployment rate among young people aged 15–24.

section.how

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