Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Indonesia

Indonesia: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
57th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
27
1990–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Indonesia, 1990–2019

00.10.20.30.41990200420191990: 0.182 % of urban youth labor force1992: 0.176 % of urban youth labor force1994: 0.227 % of urban youth labor force1996: 0.241 % of urban youth labor force1997: 0.237 % of urban youth labor force1998: 0.264 % of urban youth labor force1999: 0.291 % of urban youth labor force2000: 0.266 % of urban youth labor force2001: 0.29 % of urban youth labor force2002: 0.336 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.33 % of urban youth labor force2004: 0.359 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.359 % of urban youth labor force2006: 0.35 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.288 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.247 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.228 % of urban youth labor force2010: 0.215 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.196 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.186 % of urban youth labor force2013: 0.216 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.216 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.227 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.177 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.189 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.181 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.157 % of urban youth labor force

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

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 0.2% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Indonesia peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.

Indonesia ranks 57th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Indonesia, 1990 to 2019.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1990 0.2%
1992 0.2% -3.3%
1994 0.2% +29.0%
1996 0.2% +6.1%
1997 0.2% -1.5%
1998 0.3% +11.3%
1999 0.3% +10.1%
2000 0.3% -8.7%
2001 0.3% +9.3%
2002 0.3% +15.9%
2003 0.3% -1.8%
2004 0.4% +8.6%
2005 0.4% +0.1%
2006 0.4% -2.5%
2007 0.3% -17.8%
2008 0.2% -14.3%
2009 0.2% -7.7%
2010 0.2% -5.7%
2011 0.2% -8.5%
2012 0.2% -5.4%
2013 0.2% +16.1%
2014 0.2% +0.2%
2015 0.2% +4.8%
2016 0.2% -21.7%
2017 0.2% +6.5%
2018 0.2% -4.1%
2019 0.2% -13.3%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 54 Sweden 0.2% compare
  2. 55 Honduras 0.2% compare
  3. 56 Paraguay 0.2% compare
  4. 58 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
  5. 59 Estonia 0.2% compare
  6. 60 Nicaragua 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Indonesia?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Indonesia was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
How does Indonesia rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Indonesia ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment 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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