Employment to population ratio, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.9%
Togo
Lowest
0.0%
Djibouti
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,528
What the numbers show
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Togo; the lowest is 0.0% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 127.8%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 70.1%).
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Togo | 0.9% | 2018 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 0.9% | 2018 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 3 | Ghana | 0.8% | 2016 | up 123.2% | rising |
| 4 | Senegal | 0.7% | 2018 | up 127.8% | rising |
| 5 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2012 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 6 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 7 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 8 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 9 | Uganda | 0.6% | 2016 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 10 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 11 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 12 | Tanzania | 0.5% | 2020 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 0.5% | 2003 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 14 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2019 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 16 | United States | 0.5% | 2018 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 17 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Nigeria | 0.5% | 2018 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 19 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Laos | 0.5% | 2018 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2014 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 0.5% | 2016 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 23 | Guinea | 0.5% | 2018 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 24 | Malta | 0.4% | 2016 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 25 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2021 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 26 | Belarus | 0.4% | 2010 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 27 | China | 0.4% | 2013 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 28 | Belize | 0.4% | 1999 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 29 | Bolivia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 30 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2020 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 31 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2019 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 32 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2019 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4% | 2011 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 0.4% | 2011 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 35 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | Venezuela | 0.4% | 2006 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 38 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 39 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 41 | Jamaica | 0.3% | 2002 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 42 | Kenya | 0.3% | 2019 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 43 | Turkey | 0.3% | 2019 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 46 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 47 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 48 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 49 | Latvia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 50 | France | 0.3% | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2016 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 52 | Iceland | 0.3% | 2015 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2017 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 55 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2018 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 58 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 59 | Russia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 60 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 61 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 2005 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 62 | South Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 63 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 64 | Norway | 0.3% | 2016 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 31.0% | flat |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 67 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2016 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 68 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2003 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 69 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 71 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 72 | Palestine | 0.2% | 2017 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 73 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2014 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 74 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 75 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 76 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 77 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 79 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 80 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 81 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 84 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 85 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 86 | Finland | 0.2% | 2016 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 87 | Moldova | 0.2% | 2021 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 88 | Hungary | 0.2% | 2016 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 89 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 90 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2018 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2016 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 92 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 94 | Albania | 0.2% | 2019 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 95 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 96 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 97 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 98 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 99 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 100 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 101 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2017 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 101 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1% | 2017 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 103 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 104 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 105 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2010 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 106 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 107 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 108 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2017 | down 70.1% | falling |