{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"China Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"China's Youth Unemployment Rate: 15.8 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, +0.8pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","China","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","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":"China 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=CN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2025)","value":"15.8","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.8pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.8pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":4.366},{"period":"1992","value":4.432},{"period":"1993","value":5.117},{"period":"1994","value":5.621},{"period":"1995","value":5.92},{"period":"1996","value":6.259},{"period":"1997","value":6.567},{"period":"1998","value":6.67},{"period":"1999","value":6.767},{"period":"2000","value":6.84},{"period":"2001","value":7.994},{"period":"2002","value":8.919},{"period":"2003","value":9.624},{"period":"2004","value":9.433},{"period":"2005","value":9.495},{"period":"2006","value":9.331},{"period":"2007","value":9.224},{"period":"2008","value":9.803},{"period":"2009","value":10.15},{"period":"2010","value":9.823},{"period":"2011","value":9.976},{"period":"2012","value":10.154},{"period":"2013","value":10.316},{"period":"2014","value":10.507},{"period":"2015","value":10.68},{"period":"2016","value":10.574},{"period":"2017","value":10.431},{"period":"2018","value":9.674},{"period":"2019","value":10.681},{"period":"2020","value":12.65},{"period":"2021","value":12.404},{"period":"2022","value":14.673},{"period":"2023","value":15.562},{"period":"2024","value":15.044},{"period":"2025","value":15.795}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"15.8","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"15.0","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"15.6","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"14.7","yoyChange":"+2.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"12.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"12.7","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"10.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"10.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"10.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"10.2","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"9.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"}]},"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 China 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 15.8 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.4 in 1991. The latest reading of 15.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.8pp."}]}