The 20–24 jobless rate was 11.6% in 2025 versus 3.35% overall.
Taiwan’s headline unemployment rate was low in 2025, but younger age groups faced a very different labour market. The 20–24 jobless rate reached 11.6%, compared with 3.35% overall, making it about 3.5 times higher. The same DGBAS-reported age breakdown also shows pressure easing but still elevated for ages 15–19 and 25–29.
Source 1: Taipei Times / DGBAS reporting
Publisher: Taipei Times / DGBAS reporting
Units: percent unemployment rate
Source 2: Focus Taiwan / DGBAS reporting
Publisher: Focus Taiwan / DGBAS reporting
Units: percent unemployment rate
Age-band values are unemployment rates, not labour-force participation rates. Media reports cite DGBAS data; use the raw DGBAS table if a fully direct official table is required.
Uses DGBAS-reported 2025 unemployment figures as reported by Taipei Times and Focus Taiwan. Multiple equals age 20–24 unemployment divided by the overall rate.
Taiwan import supplier HHI
Herfindahl-Hirschman concentration was about 3,400 for coal suppliers versus 1,573 overall.
Taiwan export orders versus customs exports, 2025
Export orders were US$743.7bn, about 1.16 times customs exports.
Taiwan’s Largest Copper-Ore Import Suppliers, 2024
World Bank trade data rank copper ores and concentrates import partners by value.