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Youth unemployment rate in North Korea

Latest: 7.9%
Previous: 7.8%
Change: +0.13 (+1.7%)
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 North Korea
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	5.5%
Dec 31, 1992	5.7%
Dec 31, 1993	6.0%
Dec 31, 1994	6.3%
Dec 31, 1995	6.5%
Dec 31, 1996	6.6%
Dec 31, 1997	6.9%
Dec 31, 1998	7.5%
Dec 31, 1999	8.0%
Dec 31, 2000	8.0%
Dec 31, 2001	8.1%
Dec 31, 2002	8.0%
Dec 31, 2003	8.0%
Dec 31, 2004	8.0%
Dec 31, 2005	7.9%
Dec 31, 2006	7.8%
Dec 31, 2007	7.7%
Dec 31, 2008	7.6%
Dec 31, 2009	7.6%
Dec 31, 2010	7.5%
Dec 31, 2011	7.7%
Dec 31, 2012	7.6%
Dec 31, 2013	7.7%
Dec 31, 2014	7.6%
Dec 31, 2015	7.8%
Dec 31, 2016	8.1%
Dec 31, 2017	7.9%
Dec 31, 2018	7.8%
Dec 31, 2019	7.6%
Dec 31, 2020	8.5%
Dec 31, 2021	8.1%
Dec 31, 2022	7.6%
Dec 31, 2023	7.6%
Dec 31, 2024	7.8%
Dec 31, 2025	7.9%

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