Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Central African Republic

Youth unemployment in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 10.09%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.88 pp.

2025 10.09% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 73of 182
Period maximum 11.43%1994
Period minimum 9.57%2018

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Central African Republic, 1991–20259.51010.51111.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 10.96%1992: 11.22%1993: 11.39%1994: 11.43%1995: 11.33%1996: 11.25%1997: 11.19%1998: 11.12%1999: 11.09%2000: 10.96%2001: 11.04%2002: 11.02%2003: 10.95%2004: 10.68%2005: 10.55%2006: 10.34%2007: 10.25%2008: 10.1%2009: 10.21%2010: 10.34%2011: 10.19%2012: 9.97%2013: 9.8%2014: 9.73%2015: 9.81%2016: 9.75%2017: 9.73%2018: 9.57%2019: 9.64%2020: 10.86%2021: 10.83%2022: 10.08%2023: 9.86%2024: 9.99%2025: 10.09%
Change over the period: −0.88 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 10.09%
World 13.41%
Middle Africa computed 12.58%
Low-income countries computed 8.88%
Youth unemployment — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.09 +0.1 pp
2024 9.99 +0.13 pp
2023 9.86 −0.22 pp
2022 10.08 −0.75 pp
2021 10.83 −0.03 pp
2020 10.86 +1.23 pp
2019 9.64 +0.06 pp
2018 9.57 −0.15 pp
2017 9.73 −0.02 pp
2016 9.75 −0.06 pp
2015 9.81 +0.08 pp
2014 9.73 −0.07 pp
2013 9.8 −0.17 pp
2012 9.97 −0.22 pp
2011 10.19 −0.15 pp
2010 10.34 +0.13 pp
2009 10.21 +0.11 pp
2008 10.1 −0.15 pp
2007 10.25 −0.09 pp
2006 10.34 −0.22 pp
2005 10.55 −0.13 pp
2004 10.68 −0.26 pp
2003 10.95 −0.07 pp
2002 11.02 −0.02 pp
2001 11.04 +0.07 pp
2000 10.96 −0.13 pp
1999 11.09 −0.03 pp
1998 11.12 −0.07 pp
1997 11.19 −0.07 pp
1996 11.25 −0.07 pp
1995 11.33 −0.1 pp
1994 11.43 +0.04 pp
1993 11.39 +0.17 pp
1992 11.22 +0.26 pp
1991 10.96 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.