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Youth unemployment rate in Iran

Latest: 21.9%
Previous: 21.3%
Change: +0.59 (+2.8%)
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 Iran
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	23.0%
Dec 31, 1992	22.1%
Dec 31, 1993	21.8%
Dec 31, 1994	21.4%
Dec 31, 1995	20.2%
Dec 31, 1996	18.6%
Dec 31, 1997	19.6%
Dec 31, 1998	20.8%
Dec 31, 1999	22.2%
Dec 31, 2000	23.1%
Dec 31, 2001	24.3%
Dec 31, 2002	25.2%
Dec 31, 2003	22.7%
Dec 31, 2004	20.3%
Dec 31, 2005	23.4%
Dec 31, 2006	23.5%
Dec 31, 2007	22.3%
Dec 31, 2008	23.1%
Dec 31, 2009	24.7%
Dec 31, 2010	28.7%
Dec 31, 2011	26.6%
Dec 31, 2012	26.9%
Dec 31, 2013	23.9%
Dec 31, 2014	25.0%
Dec 31, 2015	26.0%
Dec 31, 2016	29.1%
Dec 31, 2017	28.2%
Dec 31, 2018	27.5%
Dec 31, 2019	25.9%
Dec 31, 2020	23.7%
Dec 31, 2021	23.8%
Dec 31, 2022	22.7%
Dec 31, 2023	21.3%
Dec 31, 2024	21.3%
Dec 31, 2025	21.9%

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