Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.8%
World rank
46th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2010
All-time low
0.7%
in 1995
Years of data
10
1995–2021
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Ethiopia, 1995–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.8% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in 2021.
The figure is down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1995.
That places Ethiopia 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 98% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Ethiopia?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Ethiopia was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
- Ethiopia ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).