{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Australia Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Australia's Youth Unemployment Rate: 9.6 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Australia","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Australia","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Australia Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS?locations=AU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Australia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Australia (2025)","value":"9.6","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Australia Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":17.476},{"period":"1992","value":19.272},{"period":"1993","value":18.536},{"period":"1994","value":16.872},{"period":"1995","value":15.196},{"period":"1996","value":15.641},{"period":"1997","value":15.839},{"period":"1998","value":14.458},{"period":"1999","value":13.111},{"period":"2000","value":12.084},{"period":"2001","value":13.476},{"period":"2002","value":12.794},{"period":"2003","value":11.962},{"period":"2004","value":11.366},{"period":"2005","value":10.619},{"period":"2006","value":10.026},{"period":"2007","value":9.36},{"period":"2008","value":8.814},{"period":"2009","value":11.461},{"period":"2010","value":11.548},{"period":"2011","value":11.37},{"period":"2012","value":11.728},{"period":"2013","value":12.22},{"period":"2014","value":13.311},{"period":"2015","value":13.11},{"period":"2016","value":12.642},{"period":"2017","value":12.592},{"period":"2018","value":11.935},{"period":"2019","value":11.452},{"period":"2020","value":14.142},{"period":"2021","value":11.134},{"period":"2022","value":8.468},{"period":"2023","value":8.388},{"period":"2024","value":9.408},{"period":"2025","value":9.61}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"11.1","yoyChange":"-3.0pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"14.1","yoyChange":"+2.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"11.5","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"11.9","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"12.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"12.6","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"13.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"13.3","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"12.2","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"11.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"11.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"11.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"11.5","yoyChange":"+2.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"8.8","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"10.0","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of 15–24 year-olds in the labor force who are unemployed in Australia from 2000 to present. Compare to the total adult unemployment rate. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 19.3 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 1992 and reached its lowest recorded value of 8.4 in 2023. The latest reading of 9.6 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}