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2020–2025 · Updated 3 October 2026

Unemployment by age group

Unemployment rate · 15–19 · 2025: 39.0%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%202020212022202320242025
  • 15–19, 2025: 39.0%
  • 25–29, 2025: 19.2%

  • 15–1939.0%
  • 25–2919.2%
Range 2020–2025
20202025

Source: Geostat Labour Force Survey. Survey estimates, not census counts; displayed differences do not establish statistical significance. 2020–2025 · 3 October 2026Definitions and original sources

Age groups at a glance

Unemployment rate · % · 2020–2025

All age groups, using the indicator and years chosen above. Stronger colour means a higher value; each cell shows the figure to one decimal. Missing observations appear as a dash.

Age202020212022202320242025
15–1943.9%52.2%47.4%44.6%36.3%39.0%
20–2438.3%41.0%37.3%31.9%26.9%30.2%
25–2923.2%27.8%22.2%20.1%19.1%19.2%
30–3419.9%24.5%19.9%20.4%17.7%16.9%
35–3920.8%20.0%18.3%16.6%13.5%15.4%
40–4417.9%20.4%18.0%17.2%14.5%13.3%
45–4914.9%17.0%14.3%15.1%12.5%12.9%
50–5416.1%17.8%15.2%14.2%12.4%12.6%
55–5913.7%16.0%13.3%14.7%11.7%10.8%
60–6410.7%13.8%10.9%10.8%8.7%8.1%
65+7.3%6.0%3.6%4.3%4.2%3.5%
0.0%52.2%Lower to higher value