Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Georgia

Georgia: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
91st
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2003
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
20
1999–2020

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Georgia, 1999–2020

00.20.40.60.811999200920201999: 0.653 % of urban youth labor force2000: 0.718 % of urban youth labor force2001: 0.654 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.948 % of urban youth labor force2004: 0.926 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.914 % of urban youth labor force2006: 0.893 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.845 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.923 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.475 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.5 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.608 % of urban youth labor force2013: 0.527 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.587 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.601 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.635 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.937 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.436 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.469 % of urban youth labor force2020: 0.45 % of urban youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2020, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Georgia stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Georgia peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.

That places Georgia 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Georgia, 1999 to 2020.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1999 0.7%
2000 0.7% +9.9%
2001 0.7% -8.9%
2003 0.9% +45.0%
2004 0.9% -2.4%
2005 0.9% -1.3%
2006 0.9% -2.3%
2007 0.8% -5.4%
2008 0.9% +9.2%
2009 0.5% -48.5%
2011 0.5% +5.2%
2012 0.6% +21.7%
2013 0.5% -13.3%
2014 0.6% +11.3%
2015 0.6% +2.4%
2016 0.6% +5.8%
2017 0.9% +47.5%
2018 0.4% -53.5%
2019 0.5% +7.6%
2020 0.4% -4.1%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 57% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 58% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.5% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 88 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  2. 89 Spain 0.5% compare
  3. 90 Zambia 0.5% compare
  4. 92 Greece 0.4% compare
  5. 93 Italy 0.4% compare
  6. 94 South Africa 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Georgia?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Georgia was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
How does Georgia rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Georgia ranks 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Georgia 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.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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