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Youth unemployment rate in New Zealand

Latest: 14.4%
Previous: 14.0%
Change: +0.32 (+2.3%)
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 New Zealand
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	19.3%
Dec 31, 1992	19.1%
Dec 31, 1993	17.9%
Dec 31, 1994	15.5%
Dec 31, 1995	12.3%
Dec 31, 1996	12.2%
Dec 31, 1997	13.6%
Dec 31, 1998	15.0%
Dec 31, 1999	14.2%
Dec 31, 2000	13.5%
Dec 31, 2001	12.1%
Dec 31, 2002	11.7%
Dec 31, 2003	10.5%
Dec 31, 2004	9.7%
Dec 31, 2005	9.8%
Dec 31, 2006	9.9%
Dec 31, 2007	10.1%
Dec 31, 2008	11.4%
Dec 31, 2009	16.8%
Dec 31, 2010	17.4%
Dec 31, 2011	17.5%
Dec 31, 2012	18.0%
Dec 31, 2013	15.3%
Dec 31, 2014	14.1%
Dec 31, 2015	13.9%
Dec 31, 2016	13.5%
Dec 31, 2017	13.0%
Dec 31, 2018	11.8%
Dec 31, 2019	11.3%
Dec 31, 2020	12.4%
Dec 31, 2021	10.5%
Dec 31, 2022	9.4%
Dec 31, 2023	10.7%
Dec 31, 2024	14.0%
Dec 31, 2025	14.4%

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