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Share of youth unemployed to youth population

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Share of youth unemployed to youth population, both sexes

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	2.4	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1991	2.7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1992	2.9	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1993	3.3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1994	2.7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1995	2.3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1996	2.2	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1997	2.6	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1998	5.1	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1999	4.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2000	3.6	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2001	3.4	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2002	2.9	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2003	3.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2004	3.6	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2005	3.4	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2006	3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2007	2.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2008	2.4	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2009	2.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Share of youth unemployed to youth population, men

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	2.7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1991	3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1992	2.9	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1993	3.7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1994	2.9	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1995	2.4	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1996	2.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1997	2.7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1998	5.7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1999	4.9	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2000	3.8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2001	3.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2002	3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2003	3.3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2004	3.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2005	3.3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2006	2.8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2007	2.6	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2008	2.4	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2009	2.4	1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Share of youth unemployed to youth population, women

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	2.2	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1991	2.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1992	2.8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1993	3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1994	2.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1995	2.2	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1996	1.9	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1997	2.6	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1998	4.6	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1999	4.2	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2000	3.3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2001	3.3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2002	2.9	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2003	3.6	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2004	3.8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2005	3.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2006	3.2	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2007	2.3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2008	2.5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2009	2.6	1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Footnotes:

Reference period: Average of monthly estimates
Type of survey: Household or labour force survey
Age: 15-24
Coverage limitation: Excluding contributing family workers working less than 18 hours per week
Coverage: Civilian

Source: United Nations Statistics Division

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