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Youth unemployment rate in Australia

Latest: 9.6%
Previous: 9.4%
Change: +0.20 (+2.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Youth unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Youth unemployment rate in Australia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	17.5%
Dec 31, 1992	19.3%
Dec 31, 1993	18.5%
Dec 31, 1994	16.9%
Dec 31, 1995	15.2%
Dec 31, 1996	15.6%
Dec 31, 1997	15.8%
Dec 31, 1998	14.5%
Dec 31, 1999	13.1%
Dec 31, 2000	12.1%
Dec 31, 2001	13.5%
Dec 31, 2002	12.8%
Dec 31, 2003	12.0%
Dec 31, 2004	11.4%
Dec 31, 2005	10.6%
Dec 31, 2006	10.0%
Dec 31, 2007	9.4%
Dec 31, 2008	8.8%
Dec 31, 2009	11.5%
Dec 31, 2010	11.5%
Dec 31, 2011	11.4%
Dec 31, 2012	11.7%
Dec 31, 2013	12.2%
Dec 31, 2014	13.3%
Dec 31, 2015	13.1%
Dec 31, 2016	12.6%
Dec 31, 2017	12.6%
Dec 31, 2018	11.9%
Dec 31, 2019	11.5%
Dec 31, 2020	14.1%
Dec 31, 2021	11.1%
Dec 31, 2022	8.5%
Dec 31, 2023	8.4%
Dec 31, 2024	9.4%
Dec 31, 2025	9.6%

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