Youth unemployment - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Youth unemployment, ages 15-24, 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 176 countries was 15.49 percent. The highest value was in Djibouti: 76.77 percent and the lowest value was in Niger: 0.46 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Youth unemployment, 2025 Global rank Available data
Djibouti 76.77 1 1991 - 2025
South Africa 59.93 2 1991 - 2025
Swaziland 54.33 3 1991 - 2025
Libya 50.06 4 1991 - 2025
Botswana 46 5 1991 - 2025
St. Vincent & ... 41.95 6 1991 - 2025
R. of Congo 40.5 7 1991 - 2025
Jordan 38.88 8 1991 - 2025
Tunisia 38.08 9 1991 - 2025
Namibia 38.05 10 1991 - 2025
Haiti 37.52 11 1991 - 2025
Gabon 36.28 12 1991 - 2025
Somalia 34.23 13 1991 - 2025
N. Caledonia 33.11 14 1991 - 2025
Syria 33.1 15 1991 - 2025
Yemen 32.6 16 1991 - 2025
Iraq 32.01 17 1991 - 2025
Georgia 30.26 18 1991 - 2025
Algeria 29.44 19 1991 - 2025
North Macedonia 28.75 20 1991 - 2025
Cape Verde 28.42 21 1991 - 2025
Bosnia & Herz. 28.2 22 1991 - 2025
Angola 27.23 23 1991 - 2025
Armenia 26.24 24 1991 - 2025
Albania 25.57 25 1991 - 2025
Suriname 25.44 26 1991 - 2025
Uruguay 25.15 27 1991 - 2025
Guyana 24.9 28 1991 - 2025
Spain 24.75 29 1991 - 2025
Lesotho 24.67 30 1991 - 2025
Romania 24.54 31 1991 - 2025
Montenegro 24.44 32 1991 - 2025
Sweden 24.31 33 1991 - 2025
Mauritania 22.92 34 1991 - 2025
Iran 21.9 35 1991 - 2025
Morocco 21.88 36 1991 - 2025
Chile 21.64 37 1991 - 2025
Finland 21.48 38 1991 - 2025
Luxembourg 21.47 39 1991 - 2025
Greece 21.39 40 1991 - 2025
Serbia 20.93 41 1991 - 2025
Nepal 20.56 42 1991 - 2025
Italy 20.55 43 1991 - 2025
Saint Lucia 20.25 44 1991 - 2025
Portugal 20.22 45 1991 - 2025
Costa Rica 19.95 46 1991 - 2025
Panama 19.77 47 1991 - 2025
Estonia 19.69 48 1991 - 2025
Belize 19.32 49 1991 - 2025
Bahamas 19.25 50 1991 - 2025
Argentina 19.19 51 1991 - 2025
France 18.89 52 1991 - 2025
Sri Lanka 18.58 53 1991 - 2025
Barbados 18.48 54 1991 - 2025
Slovakia 18.43 55 1991 - 2025
Egypt 18.29 56 1991 - 2025
Brunei 18.23 57 1991 - 2025
Belgium 17.78 58 1991 - 2025
Colombia 17.65 59 1991 - 2025
Mauritius 17.37 60 1991 - 2025
Bhutan 17.05 61 1991 - 2025
Afghanistan 16.78 62 1991 - 2025
Croatia 16.47 63 1991 - 2025
Rwanda 16.41 64 1991 - 2025
Turkey 16.04 65 1991 - 2025
India 16.02 66 1991 - 2025
China 15.8 67 1991 - 2025
Eq. Guinea 15.74 68 1991 - 2025
Maldives 15.69 69 1991 - 2025
Zimbabwe 15.55 70 1991 - 2025
Kenya 15.25 71 1991 - 2025
Fiji 15.21 72 1991 - 2025
Kuwait 15.06 73 1991 - 2025
UK 14.65 74 1991 - 2025
Tajikistan 14.59 75 1991 - 2025
New Zealand 14.35 76 1991 - 2025
Hungary 14.2 77 1991 - 2025
Brazil 13.98 78 1991 - 2025
Puerto Rico 13.98 79 1991 - 2025
Oman 13.89 80 1991 - 2025
Canada 13.8 81 1991 - 2025
Lithuania 13.76 82 1991 - 2025
Norway 13.42 83 1991 - 2025
Azerbaijan 13.09 84 1991 - 2025
Indonesia 12.98 85 1991 - 2025
Samoa 12.98 86 1991 - 2025
Latvia 12.95 87 1991 - 2025
Cyprus 12.71 88 1991 - 2025
Domin. Rep. 12.31 89 1991 - 2025
Malaysia 11.95 90 1991 - 2025
Denmark 11.74 91 1991 - 2025
Mongolia 11.71 92 1991 - 2025
Paraguay 11.69 93 1991 - 2025
Mozambique 11.61 94 1991 - 2025
Uzbekistan 11.38 95 1991 - 2025
Vanuatu 11.34 96 1991 - 2025
Austria 11 97 1991 - 2025
Gambia 10.86 98 1991 - 2025
Jamaica 10.81 99 1991 - 2025
Poland 10.7 100 1991 - 2025
Ireland 10.49 101 1991 - 2025
Zambia 10.47 102 1991 - 2025
Venezuela 10.44 103 1991 - 2025
Eritrea 10.24 104 1991 - 2025
Bulgaria 10.15 105 1991 - 2025
C.A. Republic 10.09 106 1991 - 2025
Turkmenistan 10.02 107 1991 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 10.01 108 1991 - 2025
Burma 9.81 109 1991 - 2025
Australia 9.61 110 1991 - 2025
Pakistan 9.59 111 1991 - 2025
Nicaragua 9.54 112 1991 - 2025
Slovenia 9.54 113 1991 - 2025
Peru 9.45 114 1991 - 2025
Bangladesh 9.39 115 1991 - 2025
USA 9.34 116 1991 - 2025
Czechia 9.22 117 1991 - 2025
Belarus 9.18 118 1991 - 2025
Switzerland 9.04 119 1991 - 2025
Hong Kong 8.96 120 1991 - 2025
Netherlands 8.83 121 1991 - 2025
S.T.&Principe 8.79 122 1991 - 2025
Comoros 8.75 123 1991 - 2025
Iceland 8.67 124 1991 - 2025
Honduras 8.53 125 1991 - 2025
Malta 8.43 126 1991 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan 8.23 127 1991 - 2025
Tr.&Tobago 8.22 128 1991 - 2025
Ecuador 8.16 129 1991 - 2025
North Korea 7.9 130 1991 - 2025
DR Congo 7.85 131 1991 - 2025
El Salvador 7.81 132 1991 - 2025
Russia 7.61 133 1991 - 2025
Philippines 7.04 134 1991 - 2025
Guinea 7.02 135 1991 - 2025
Malawi 6.95 136 1991 - 2025
Germany 6.86 137 1991 - 2025
Macao 6.78 138 1991 - 2025
Singapore 6.78 139 1991 - 2025
South Korea 6.7 140 1991 - 2025
Cameroon 6.55 141 1991 - 2025
UA Emirates 6.45 142 1991 - 2025
Burkina Faso 6.44 143 1991 - 2025
Vietnam 6.16 144 1991 - 2025
Israel 6.03 145 1991 - 2025
Tonga 6.03 146 1991 - 2025
Ghana 5.83 147 1991 - 2025
Mexico 5.71 148 1991 - 2025
Bahrain 5.42 149 1991 - 2025
Ethiopia 5.35 150 1991 - 2025
Nigeria 5.34 151 1991 - 2025
Madagascar 5.25 152 1991 - 2025
Bolivia 5.01 153 1991 - 2025
Guatemala 4.76 154 1991 - 2025
Thailand 4.53 155 1991 - 2025
Moldova 4.2 156 1991 - 2025
Uganda 4.18 157 1991 - 2025
Ivory Coast 4.01 158 1991 - 2025
Japan 3.9 159 1991 - 2025
Mali 3.88 160 1991 - 2025
Kazakhstan 3.81 161 1991 - 2025
Papua N.G. 3.79 162 1991 - 2025
Sierra Leone 3.72 163 1991 - 2025
Senegal 3.62 164 1991 - 2025
Togo 3.44 165 1991 - 2025
Benin 2.89 166 1991 - 2025
G.-Bissau 2.84 167 1991 - 2025
Solomon Isl. 2.76 168 1991 - 2025
Laos 2.38 169 1991 - 2025
Tanzania 2.38 170 1991 - 2025
Liberia 2.3 171 1991 - 2025
Burundi 1.68 172 1991 - 2025
Chad 1.46 173 1991 - 2025
Cambodia 0.71 174 1991 - 2025
Qatar 0.56 175 1991 - 2025
Niger 0.46 176 1991 - 2025


New - World map: Youth unemployment




Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
What explains the differences in youth unemployment across countries

Youth unemployment is typically high in countries with overall high unemployment where the economy is struggling to create jobs. These are the countries at the top the chart. Further below, at around 20-30 percent unemployment one sees several advanced European countries such as Greece, Italy, and Spain. These countries do not have very dynamic labor markets with a big churn of new positions. Also, older workers are more entrenched in their positions and the firing and hiring of labor is more complicated by regulations and customs.

Notice also that countries with significant demographic issues such as South Korea and Japan have very low youth unemployment. There just aren't many young people, relatively speaking. In some countries at the bottom of the chart such as Chad, Liberia, and Niger there are many young people but they may be out of the labor force. Recall that to be considered unemployed one has to be without a job but actively looking for one.


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1. Djibouti
2. South Africa
3. Swaziland
4. Libya
5. Botswana
6. St. Vincent & ...
7. R. of Congo
8. Jordan
9. Tunisia
10. Namibia
11. Haiti
12. Gabon
13. Somalia
14. N. Caledonia
15. Syria
16. Yemen
17. Iraq
18. Georgia
19. Algeria
20. North Macedonia
21. Cape Verde
22. Bosnia & Herz.
23. Angola
24. Armenia
25. Albania
26. Suriname
27. Uruguay
28. Guyana
29. Spain
30. Lesotho
31. Romania
32. Montenegro
33. Sweden
34. Mauritania
35. Iran
36. Morocco
37. Chile
38. Finland
39. Luxembourg
40. Greece
41. Serbia
42. Nepal
43. Italy
44. Saint Lucia
45. Portugal
46. Costa Rica
47. Panama
48. Estonia
49. Belize
50. Bahamas
51. Argentina
52. France
53. Sri Lanka
54. Barbados
55. Slovakia
56. Egypt
57. Brunei
58. Belgium
59. Colombia
60. Mauritius
61. Bhutan
62. Afghanistan
63. Croatia
64. Rwanda
65. Turkey
66. India
67. China
68. Eq. Guinea
69. Maldives
70. Zimbabwe
71. Kenya
72. Fiji
73. Kuwait
74. UK
75. Tajikistan
76. New Zealand
77. Hungary
78. Brazil
79. Puerto Rico
80. Oman
81. Canada
82. Lithuania
83. Norway
84. Azerbaijan
85. Indonesia
86. Samoa
87. Latvia
88. Cyprus
89. Domin. Rep.
90. Malaysia
91. Denmark
92. Mongolia
93. Paraguay
94. Mozambique
95. Uzbekistan
96. Vanuatu
97. Austria
98. Gambia
99. Jamaica
100. Poland
101. Ireland
102. Zambia
103. Venezuela
104. Eritrea
105. Bulgaria
106. C.A. Republic
107. Turkmenistan
108. Saudi Arabia
109. Burma
110. Australia
111. Pakistan
112. Nicaragua
113. Slovenia
114. Peru
115. Bangladesh
116. USA
117. Czechia
118. Belarus
119. Switzerland
120. Hong Kong
121. Netherlands
122. S.T.&Principe
123. Comoros
124. Iceland
125. Honduras
126. Malta
127. Kyrgyzstan
128. Tr.&Tobago
129. Ecuador
130. North Korea
131. DR Congo
132. El Salvador
133. Russia
134. Philippines
135. Guinea
136. Malawi
137. Germany
138. Macao
139. Singapore
140. South Korea
141. Cameroon
142. UA Emirates
143. Burkina Faso
144. Vietnam
145. Israel
146. Tonga
147. Ghana
148. Mexico
149. Bahrain
150. Ethiopia
151. Nigeria
152. Madagascar
153. Bolivia
154. Guatemala
155. Thailand
156. Moldova
157. Uganda
158. Ivory Coast
159. Japan
160. Mali
161. Kazakhstan
162. Papua N.G.
163. Sierra Leone
164. Senegal
165. Togo
166. Benin
167. G.-Bissau
168. Solomon Isl.
169. Laos
170. Tanzania
171. Liberia
172. Burundi
173. Chad
174. Cambodia
175. Qatar
176. Niger
76.77
59.93
54.33
50.06
46.00
41.95
40.50
38.88
38.08
38.05
37.52
36.28
34.23
33.11
33.10
32.60
32.01
30.26
29.44
28.75
28.42
28.20
27.23
26.24
25.57
25.44
25.15
24.90
24.75
24.67
24.54
24.44
24.31
22.92
21.90
21.88
21.64
21.48
21.47
21.39
20.93
20.56
20.55
20.25
20.22
19.95
19.77
19.69
19.32
19.25
19.19
18.89
18.58
18.48
18.43
18.29
18.23
17.78
17.65
17.37
17.05
16.78
16.47
16.41
16.04
16.02
15.80
15.74
15.69
15.55
15.25
15.21
15.06
14.65
14.59
14.35
14.20
13.98
13.98
13.89
13.80
13.76
13.42
13.09
12.98
12.98
12.95
12.71
12.31
11.95
11.74
11.71
11.69
11.61
11.38
11.34
11.00
10.86
10.81
10.70
10.49
10.47
10.44
10.24
10.15
10.09
10.02
10.01
9.81
9.61
9.59
9.54
9.54
9.45
9.39
9.34
9.22
9.18
9.04
8.96
8.83
8.79
8.75
8.67
8.53
8.43
8.23
8.22
8.16
7.90
7.85
7.81
7.61
7.04
7.02
6.95
6.86
6.78
6.78
6.70
6.55
6.45
6.44
6.16
6.03
6.03
5.83
5.71
5.42
5.35
5.34
5.25
5.01
4.76
4.53
4.20
4.18
4.01
3.90
3.88
3.81
3.79
3.72
3.62
3.44
2.89
2.84
2.76
2.38
2.38
2.30
1.68
1.46
0.71
0.56
0.46
0
19.2
38.4
57.6
76.77


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