Youth unemployment - Country rankings

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Youth unemployment, ages 15-24, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 176 countries was 16.72 percent. The highest value was in Djibouti: 77.19 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 0.3 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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Countries	Youth unemployment, 2022	Global rank	Available data
Djibouti	77.19	1	1991 - 2022
South Africa	51.52	2	1991 - 2022
Libya	51.47	3	1991 - 2022
Swaziland	49.77	4	1991 - 2022
R. of Congo	40.77	5	1991 - 2022
Palestine	40.72	6	1991 - 2022
Saint Lucia	40.02	7	1991 - 2022
Namibia	39.78	8	1991 - 2022
Jordan	39.42	9	1991 - 2022
St. Vincent & ...	38.18	10	1991 - 2022
N. Caledonia	38.02	11	1991 - 2022
Botswana	37.85	12	1991 - 2022
Tunisia	37.13	13	1991 - 2022
Gabon	36.89	14	1991 - 2022
Somalia	35.63	15	1991 - 2022
North Macedonia	34.9	16	1991 - 2022
Iraq	34.59	17	1991 - 2022
Sudan	34.45	18	1991 - 2022
Haiti	34.03	19	1991 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz.	33.47	20	1991 - 2022
Costa Rica	31.89	21	1991 - 2022
Cape Verde	30.19	22	1991 - 2022
Greece	30.05	23	1991 - 2022
Georgia	29.07	24	1991 - 2022
Algeria	29.03	25	1991 - 2022
Spain	28.34	26	1991 - 2022
Montenegro	28.26	27	1991 - 2022
Albania	27.79	28	1991 - 2022
Uruguay	27.58	29	1991 - 2022
Lesotho	26.66	30	1991 - 2022
Suriname	26.18	31	1991 - 2022
Sri Lanka	26.12	32	1991 - 2022
Iran	26	33	1991 - 2022
Yemen	25.64	34	1991 - 2022
Lebanon	25.5	35	1991 - 2022
Guyana	25.4	36	1991 - 2022
Morocco	24.94	37	1991 - 2022
Serbia	24.85	38	1991 - 2022
Armenia	24.57	39	1991 - 2022
Barbados	24.49	40	1991 - 2022
Italy	23.93	41	1991 - 2022
Brunei	23.89	42	1991 - 2022
Bahamas	23.85	43	1991 - 2022
Saudi Arabia	23.77	44	1991 - 2022
India	23.22	45	1991 - 2022
Mauritius	22.86	46	1991 - 2022
S.T.&Principe	22.74	47	1991 - 2022
Syria	22.12	48	1991 - 2022
Romania	21.98	49	1991 - 2022
Mauritania	21.9	50	1991 - 2022
Belize	21.81	51	1991 - 2022
Colombia	21.61	52	1991 - 2022
Brazil	21.36	53	1991 - 2022
Samoa	20.81	54	1991 - 2022
Sweden	20.68	55	1991 - 2022
Nepal	20.6	56	1991 - 2022
Comoros	20.27	57	1991 - 2022
Panama	20.19	58	1991 - 2022
Estonia	20.15	59	1991 - 2022
Mongolia	19.37	60	1991 - 2022
Slovakia	19.3	61	1991 - 2022
Turkey	18.98	62	1991 - 2022
Cyprus	18.69	63	1991 - 2022
Argentina	18.57	64	1991 - 2022
Portugal	17.8	65	1991 - 2022
France	17.75	66	1991 - 2022
Croatia	17.56	67	1991 - 2022
Luxembourg	17.54	68	1991 - 2022
Rwanda	17.41	69	1991 - 2022
Tajikistan	17.41	70	1991 - 2022
Angola	17.28	71	1991 - 2022
Chile	17.25	72	1991 - 2022
Egypt	17.1	73	1991 - 2022
Eq. Guinea	16.51	74	1991 - 2022
Belgium	16.27	75	1991 - 2022
Domin. Rep.	16.17	76	1991 - 2022
Kuwait	15.38	77	1991 - 2022
Paraguay	15.15	78	1991 - 2022
Maldives	15.13	79	1991 - 2022
Fiji	14.9	80	1991 - 2022
Bhutan	14.67	81	1991 - 2022
Jamaica	14.58	82	1991 - 2022
Finland	14.47	83	1991 - 2022
Uzbekistan	13.83	84	1991 - 2022
Nigeria	13.44	85	1991 - 2022
Azerbaijan	13.4	86	1991 - 2022
Kenya	13.35	87	1991 - 2022
Latvia	13.2	88	1991 - 2022
China	13.16	89	1991 - 2022
Puerto Rico	13.11	90	1991 - 2022
Indonesia	13.02	91	1991 - 2022
Hong Kong	12.96	92	1991 - 2022
Bangladesh	12.93	93	1991 - 2022
Zimbabwe	12.37	94	1991 - 2022
Honduras	12.27	95	1991 - 2022
Bulgaria	12.23	96	1991 - 2022
Malaysia	11.7	97	1991 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago	11.57	98	1991 - 2022
Venezuela	11.39	99	1991 - 2022
Pakistan	11.31	100	1991 - 2022
Belarus	11.22	101	1991 - 2022
Eritrea	11.09	102	1991 - 2022
Slovenia	11.09	103	1991 - 2022
Lithuania	11.05	104	1991 - 2022
Zambia	11.03	105	1991 - 2022
C.A. Republic	10.9	106	1991 - 2022
Iceland	10.73	107	1991 - 2022
Nicaragua	10.71	108	1991 - 2022
Turkmenistan	10.59	109	1991 - 2022
Hungary	10.22	110	1991 - 2022
Canada	10.01	111	1991 - 2022
UK	9.94	112	1991 - 2022
Togo	9.81	113	1991 - 2022
Norway	9.64	114	1991 - 2022
Austria	9.4	115	1991 - 2022
DR Congo	9.29	116	1991 - 2022
UA Emirates	9.29	117	1991 - 2022
New Zealand	9.23	118	1991 - 2022
Ireland	9.15	119	1991 - 2022
El Salvador	8.96	120	1991 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan	8.88	121	1991 - 2022
Denmark	8.78	122	1991 - 2022
Poland	8.71	123	1991 - 2022
Ecuador	8.65	124	1991 - 2022
Burkina Faso	8.47	125	1991 - 2022
Tonga	8.38	126	1991 - 2022
Australia	8.29	127	1991 - 2022
Malta	8.27	128	1991 - 2022
Moldova	8.11	129	1991 - 2022
Gambia	8.06	130	1991 - 2022
Mozambique	8.05	131	1991 - 2022
Guinea	7.89	132	1991 - 2022
USA	7.89	133	1991 - 2022
Netherlands	7.79	134	1991 - 2022
Malawi	7.73	135	1991 - 2022
Bolivia	7.63	136	1991 - 2022
Oman	7.47	137	1991 - 2022
Peru	7.45	138	1991 - 2022
Vietnam	7.44	139	1991 - 2022
Switzerland	7.37	140	1991 - 2022
Ghana	7.14	141	1991 - 2022
Czechia	7.08	142	1991 - 2022
Macao	7.05	143	1991 - 2022
Cameroon	6.99	144	1991 - 2022
North Korea	6.94	145	1991 - 2022
South Korea	6.88	146	1991 - 2022
Bahrain	6.63	147	1991 - 2022
Uganda	6.58	148	1991 - 2022
Mexico	6.36	149	1991 - 2022
Philippines	6.34	150	1991 - 2022
Ethiopia	6.33	151	1991 - 2022
Singapore	6.12	152	1991 - 2022
Israel	6.03	153	1991 - 2022
Germany	5.75	154	1991 - 2022
Papua N.G.	5.2	155	1991 - 2022
Vanuatu	5.07	156	1991 - 2022
Guatemala	5.05	157	1991 - 2022
Laos	4.78	158	1991 - 2022
Senegal	4.78	159	1991 - 2022
G.-Bissau	4.57	160	1991 - 2022
Mali	4.49	161	1991 - 2022
Thailand	4.47	162	1991 - 2022
Tanzania	4.26	163	1991 - 2022
Japan	4.23	164	1991 - 2022
Ivory Coast	4.2	165	1991 - 2022
Benin	4.18	166	1991 - 2022
Sierra Leone	4.15	167	1991 - 2022
Madagascar	3.95	168	1991 - 2022
Kazakhstan	3.85	169	1991 - 2022
Liberia	3.08	170	1991 - 2022
Solomon Isl.	2.82	171	1991 - 2022
Chad	1.88	172	1991 - 2022
Burundi	1.55	173	1991 - 2022
Cambodia	0.85	174	1991 - 2022
Niger	0.71	175	1991 - 2022
Qatar	0.3	176	1991 - 2022

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

1. Djibouti

2. South Africa

3. Libya

4. Swaziland

5. R. of Congo

6. Palestine

7. Saint Lucia

8. Namibia

9. Jordan

10. St. Vincent & ...

11. N. Caledonia

12. Botswana

13. Tunisia

14. Gabon

15. Somalia

16. North Macedonia

17. Iraq

18. Sudan

19. Haiti

20. Bosnia & Herz.

21. Costa Rica

22. Cape Verde

23. Greece

24. Georgia

25. Algeria

26. Spain

27. Montenegro

28. Albania

29. Uruguay

30. Lesotho

31. Suriname

32. Sri Lanka

33. Iran

34. Yemen

35. Lebanon

36. Guyana

37. Morocco

38. Serbia

39. Armenia

40. Barbados

41. Italy

42. Brunei

43. Bahamas

44. Saudi Arabia

45. India

46. Mauritius

47. S.T.&Principe

48. Syria

49. Romania

50. Mauritania

51. Belize

52. Colombia

53. Brazil

54. Samoa

55. Sweden

56. Nepal

57. Comoros

58. Panama

59. Estonia

60. Mongolia

61. Slovakia

62. Turkey

63. Cyprus

64. Argentina

65. Portugal

66. France

67. Croatia

68. Luxembourg

69. Rwanda

70. Tajikistan

71. Angola

72. Chile

73. Egypt

74. Eq. Guinea

75. Belgium

76. Domin. Rep.

77. Kuwait

78. Paraguay

79. Maldives

80. Fiji

81. Bhutan

82. Jamaica

83. Finland

84. Uzbekistan

85. Nigeria

86. Azerbaijan

87. Kenya

88. Latvia

89. China

90. Puerto Rico

91. Indonesia

92. Hong Kong

93. Bangladesh

94. Zimbabwe

95. Honduras

96. Bulgaria

97. Malaysia

98. Tr.&Tobago

99. Venezuela

100. Pakistan

101. Belarus

102. Eritrea

103. Slovenia

104. Lithuania

105. Zambia

106. C.A. Republic

107. Iceland

108. Nicaragua

109. Turkmenistan

110. Hungary

111. Canada

112. UK

113. Togo

114. Norway

115. Austria

116. DR Congo

117. UA Emirates

118. New Zealand

119. Ireland

120. El Salvador

121. Kyrgyzstan

122. Denmark

123. Poland

124. Ecuador

125. Burkina Faso

126. Tonga

127. Australia

128. Malta

129. Moldova

130. Gambia

131. Mozambique

132. Guinea

133. USA

134. Netherlands

135. Malawi

136. Bolivia

137. Oman

138. Peru

139. Vietnam

140. Switzerland

141. Ghana

142. Czechia

143. Macao

144. Cameroon

145. North Korea

146. South Korea

147. Bahrain

148. Uganda

149. Mexico

150. Philippines

151. Ethiopia

152. Singapore

153. Israel

154. Germany

155. Papua N.G.

156. Vanuatu

157. Guatemala

158. Laos

159. Senegal

160. G.-Bissau

161. Mali

162. Thailand

163. Tanzania

164. Japan

165. Ivory Coast

166. Benin

167. Sierra Leone

168. Madagascar

169. Kazakhstan

170. Liberia

171. Solomon Isl.

172. Chad

173. Burundi

174. Cambodia

175. Niger

176. Qatar

77.19

51.52

51.47

49.77

40.77

40.72

40.02

39.78

39.42

38.18

38.02

37.85

37.13

36.89

35.63

34.90

34.59

34.45

34.03

33.47

31.89

30.19

30.05

29.07

29.03

28.34

28.26

27.79

27.58

26.66

26.18

26.12

26.00

25.64

25.50

25.40

24.94

24.85

24.57

24.49

23.93

23.89

23.85

23.77

23.22

22.86

22.74

22.12

21.98

21.90

21.81

21.61

21.36

20.81

20.68

20.60

20.27

20.19

20.15

19.37

19.30

18.98

18.69

18.57

17.80

17.75

17.56

17.54

17.41

17.28

17.25

17.10

16.51

16.27

16.17

15.38

15.15

15.13

14.90

14.67

14.58

14.47

13.83

13.44

13.40

13.35

13.20

13.16

13.11

13.02

12.96

12.93

12.37

12.27

12.23

11.70

11.57

11.39

11.31

11.22

11.09

11.05

11.03

10.90

10.73

10.71

10.59

10.22

10.01

9.94

9.81

9.64

9.40

9.29

9.23

9.15

8.96

8.88

8.78

8.71

8.65

8.47

8.38

8.29

8.27

8.11

8.06

8.05

7.89

7.79

7.73

7.63

7.47

7.45

7.44

7.37

7.14

7.08

7.05

6.99

6.94

6.88

6.63

6.58

6.36

6.34

6.33

6.12

6.03

5.75

5.20

5.07

5.05

4.78

4.57

4.49

4.47

4.26

4.23

4.20

4.18

4.15

3.95

3.85

3.08

2.82

1.88

1.55

0.85

0.71

0.30

19.3

38.6

57.9

77.19

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