This article aims to provide an overview of youth unemployment in Latin America and analyze how entrepreneurship could be the solution to this problem. A documentary investigation was carried out, reviewing reports prepared by international organizations, and scientific works carried out on the subject. The main findings show that unemployment in this region affects mainly young people, so it is necessary to reinforce the educational situation of young people; It was also found that young university students are motivated to undertake mainly by the desire to implement an innovative idea and by having grown up in a family business environment, however, despite the efforts of international development programs, there are still many barriers that hinder youth entrepreneurship in this region.