Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Guyana

Youth unemployment in Guyana in 2025 — 24.9%. Ranked 154 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.94 pp.

2025 24.9% +0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 154of 182
Period maximum 31%2020
Period minimum 21.36%2006

Trend over time

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

Youth unemployment — Guyana, 1991–20252022.52527.53032.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.84%1992: 27.84%1993: 27.01%1994: 26.45%1995: 26.14%1996: 25.72%1997: 25.39%1998: 25.23%1999: 25.01%2000: 24.88%2001: 24.29%2002: 23.9%2003: 23.3%2004: 22.73%2005: 22.21%2006: 21.36%2007: 21.53%2008: 21.75%2009: 22.12%2010: 22.54%2011: 22.72%2012: 22.96%2013: 23.26%2014: 23.69%2015: 24.21%2016: 24.6%2017: 24.96%2018: 25.25%2019: 26.3%2020: 31%2021: 29.12%2022: 24.57%2023: 24.71%2024: 24.74%2025: 24.9%
Change over the period: −2.94 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guyana

Guyana 24.9%
World 13.41%
South America computed 14.31%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.9 +0.15 pp
2024 24.74 +0.04 pp
2023 24.71 +0.14 pp
2022 24.57 −4.56 pp
2021 29.12 −1.88 pp
2020 31 +4.69 pp
2019 26.3 +1.05 pp
2018 25.25 +0.3 pp
2017 24.96 +0.36 pp
2016 24.6 +0.39 pp
2015 24.21 +0.52 pp
2014 23.69 +0.44 pp
2013 23.26 +0.3 pp
2012 22.96 +0.23 pp
2011 22.72 +0.18 pp
2010 22.54 +0.42 pp
2009 22.12 +0.37 pp
2008 21.75 +0.22 pp
2007 21.53 +0.18 pp
2006 21.36 −0.85 pp
2005 22.21 −0.52 pp
2004 22.73 −0.57 pp
2003 23.3 −0.6 pp
2002 23.9 −0.38 pp
2001 24.29 −0.59 pp
2000 24.88 −0.13 pp
1999 25.01 −0.23 pp
1998 25.23 −0.15 pp
1997 25.39 −0.33 pp
1996 25.72 −0.42 pp
1995 26.14 −0.32 pp
1994 26.45 −0.55 pp
1993 27.01 −0.83 pp
1992 27.84 +0 pp
1991 27.84 —

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.