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Youth unemployment rate in Japan

Latest: 3.9%
Previous: 3.9%
Change: -0.03 (-0.8%)
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 Japan
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	4.5%
Dec 31, 1992	4.4%
Dec 31, 1993	5.1%
Dec 31, 1994	5.5%
Dec 31, 1995	6.1%
Dec 31, 1996	6.7%
Dec 31, 1997	6.7%
Dec 31, 1998	7.7%
Dec 31, 1999	9.3%
Dec 31, 2000	9.2%
Dec 31, 2001	9.6%
Dec 31, 2002	10.1%
Dec 31, 2003	10.2%
Dec 31, 2004	9.6%
Dec 31, 2005	8.7%
Dec 31, 2006	8.3%
Dec 31, 2007	7.9%
Dec 31, 2008	7.3%
Dec 31, 2009	9.2%
Dec 31, 2010	9.5%
Dec 31, 2011	8.3%
Dec 31, 2012	8.2%
Dec 31, 2013	6.8%
Dec 31, 2014	6.3%
Dec 31, 2015	5.5%
Dec 31, 2016	5.1%
Dec 31, 2017	4.6%
Dec 31, 2018	3.7%
Dec 31, 2019	3.9%
Dec 31, 2020	4.7%
Dec 31, 2021	4.7%
Dec 31, 2022	4.4%
Dec 31, 2023	4.1%
Dec 31, 2024	3.9%
Dec 31, 2025	3.9%

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