ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Libya
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Libya at 50.1% in 2025.
Libya, 2025
50.1%
Change from 2024
−0.5percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Position in 2025
4th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Libya over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.1% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 50.6% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 50.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 51.5%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Libya has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
18.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
48.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
33.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
39.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
10.0%
2025 · World Bank