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Youth unemployment rate in Barbados

Latest: 18.5%
Previous: 18.0%
Change: +0.43 (+2.4%)
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 Barbados
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	40.9%
Dec 31, 1992	42.1%
Dec 31, 1993	43.8%
Dec 31, 1994	42.0%
Dec 31, 1995	38.1%
Dec 31, 1996	28.1%
Dec 31, 1997	30.3%
Dec 31, 1998	24.5%
Dec 31, 1999	22.5%
Dec 31, 2000	20.8%
Dec 31, 2001	22.9%
Dec 31, 2002	23.0%
Dec 31, 2003	25.9%
Dec 31, 2004	22.6%
Dec 31, 2005	21.3%
Dec 31, 2006	20.6%
Dec 31, 2007	17.5%
Dec 31, 2008	19.1%
Dec 31, 2009	23.7%
Dec 31, 2010	25.4%
Dec 31, 2011	26.8%
Dec 31, 2012	28.8%
Dec 31, 2013	29.1%
Dec 31, 2014	33.1%
Dec 31, 2015	28.9%
Dec 31, 2016	26.2%
Dec 31, 2017	26.2%
Dec 31, 2018	24.2%
Dec 31, 2019	25.8%
Dec 31, 2020	30.0%
Dec 31, 2021	28.3%
Dec 31, 2022	21.0%
Dec 31, 2023	18.3%
Dec 31, 2024	18.0%
Dec 31, 2025	18.5%

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