Zambia - Youth unemployment

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2000 19.48
2017 28.65
2018 27.64
2019 27.59

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 24.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 38.33 in 1991, while its lowest value was 15.14 in 2008.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 38.33
1992 37.26
1993 35.92
1994 33.55
1995 30.61
1996 27.82
1997 24.04
1998 20.31
1999 20.32
2000 20.37
2001 21.66
2002 23.05
2003 24.45
2004 25.96
2005 27.53
2006 23.65
2007 19.53
2008 15.14
2009 20.87
2010 26.94
2011 21.62
2012 16.10
2013 17.51
2014 18.84
2015 20.12
2016 21.31
2017 22.45
2018 24.26
2019 24.39
2020 24.96

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2000 23.11
2017 26.25
2018 24.71
2019 32.05

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 27.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 29.81 in 2005, while its lowest value was 15.50 in 2012.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 25.03
1992 27.32
1993 29.44
1994 27.59
1995 25.28
1996 23.09
1997 21.24
1998 19.38
1999 20.78
2000 22.29
2001 23.77
2002 25.31
2003 26.80
2004 28.32
2005 29.81
2006 25.32
2007 20.59
2008 15.66
2009 21.13
2010 26.79
2011 21.12
2012 15.50
2013 16.63
2014 17.70
2015 18.75
2016 19.73
2017 20.69
2018 21.01
2019 26.54
2020 27.17

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2000 21.36
2010 28.68
2017 27.31
2018 25.97
2019 30.14

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 26.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 32.54 in 1993, while its lowest value was 15.40 in 2008.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 31.39
1992 32.07
1993 32.54
1994 30.44
1995 27.84
1996 25.36
1997 22.58
1998 19.83
1999 20.56
2000 21.37
2001 22.75
2002 24.22
2003 25.67
2004 27.18
2005 28.71
2006 24.51
2007 20.07
2008 15.40
2009 21.00
2010 26.86
2011 21.36
2012 15.79
2013 17.06
2014 18.26
2015 19.43
2016 20.51
2017 21.56
2018 22.62
2019 25.47
2020 26.07

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2008 16.42
2017 51.01
2018 48.22
2019 50.02

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2008 9.19
2017 37.29
2018 37.30
2019 36.45

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2008 12.94
2017 44.73
2018 43.05
2019 43.67

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment