Zambia Youth Unemployment Rate (1991-2025)

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Zambia youth unemployment rate for 2025 was 10.47%, a 0.37% increase from 2024.

Zambia youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 10.10%, a 0.06% increase from 2023.
Zambia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 10.04%, a 0.19% increase from 2022.
Zambia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 9.85%, a 0.48% increase from 2021.

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Zambia Youth Unemployment Rate | Historical Data | 1991 - 2025.