{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Japan Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Japan's Youth Unemployment Rate: 3.9 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Japan","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Japan 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=JP"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2025)","value":"3.9","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":4.462},{"period":"1992","value":4.354},{"period":"1993","value":5.105},{"period":"1994","value":5.452},{"period":"1995","value":6.098},{"period":"1996","value":6.734},{"period":"1997","value":6.65},{"period":"1998","value":7.732},{"period":"1999","value":9.3},{"period":"2000","value":9.212},{"period":"2001","value":9.603},{"period":"2002","value":10.062},{"period":"2003","value":10.199},{"period":"2004","value":9.573},{"period":"2005","value":8.705},{"period":"2006","value":8.301},{"period":"2007","value":7.871},{"period":"2008","value":7.314},{"period":"2009","value":9.205},{"period":"2010","value":9.46},{"period":"2011","value":8.325},{"period":"2012","value":8.236},{"period":"2013","value":6.809},{"period":"2014","value":6.299},{"period":"2015","value":5.471},{"period":"2016","value":5.12},{"period":"2017","value":4.611},{"period":"2018","value":3.668},{"period":"2019","value":3.938},{"period":"2020","value":4.679},{"period":"2021","value":4.707},{"period":"2022","value":4.434},{"period":"2023","value":4.116},{"period":"2024","value":3.93},{"period":"2025","value":3.898}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"4.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"5.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"5.5","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"8.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"7.3","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"}]},"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 Japan 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 10.2 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2003 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.7 in 2018. The latest reading of 3.9 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}